Also means
to end up
Usage Note
Acabar means 'to finish' (acabé el trabajo). The construction acabar de + infinitive expresses a very recent past action: acabo de llegar means 'I have just arrived'. Acabar por + infinitive means 'to end up doing' (acabó por aceptar = he ended up accepting).
Examples
"Acabo de terminar el libro."
Natural Translation
I have just finished the book.
Literal Translation
I-finish of to-finish the book
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