Meaning

5 senses
  1. (Canada, Philippines, US)A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

    Abschlussprüfung

    выпускно́йvypusknój

    an examination administered at the end of an academic term

  2. A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.

  3. The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.

    Finale, Endkampf, Schlussrunde

    фина́лfinál, э́ндшпильéndšpilʹ

  4. The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.

    фина́льfinálʹ

  5. The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.

Examples

551 sentences
  1. Tom didn't study for his final exam.

    Том не готувався до фінального екзамену.

    ruТом не готовился к выпускному экзамену.

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  2. This decision is final.

    Це рішення остаточне.

    ruЭто решение окончательно.

    deDiese Entscheidung ist endgültig.

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  3. That's my final offer.

    Це моя остання пропозиція.

    deDas ist mein letzter Angebot.

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  4. I made the final decision.

    Я прийняв остаточне рішення.

    ruЯ принял окончательное решение.

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  5. What was the final score?

    Який був остаточний рахунок?

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
test or examination given at the end of a term or class:
sports: last round in a contest:
final part of a syllable:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
test or examination given at the end of a term or class:
sports: last round in a contest:

Origin

From Middle English final, fynal, fynall, from Old French final, from Latin fīnālis (“of o

From Middle English final, fynal, fynall, from Old French final, from Latin fīnālis (“of or relating to the end or to boundaries”), from fīnis (“end”); see fine. Replaced native English endly (“final”).

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Forms

plural: finals
Singularfinal
Pluralfinals

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

9 patterns
  • final exams
  • the final exams
  • final decision
  • decision is final
  • the final decision
  • a final decision
  • final score
  • for the final
  • was the final

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
final — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto