Meaning

5 senses
  1. Last; ultimate.

    final solution; the final day of a school term

    endgültig, End-, Schluss-

    оконча́тельныйokončátelʹnyj, заключи́тельныйzaključítelʹnyj, фина́льныйfinálʹnyj

  2. Conclusive; decisive.

    a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue

    conclusive in a process or progression

  3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.

  4. Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.

  5. Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.

    End-, Schluss-, Auslaut-

    occurring at or forming an end or termination

Examples

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

    Том не готувався до фінального екзамену. — deniko

    ruТом не готовился к выпускному экзамену. — marafon

  2. This decision is final.

    Це рішення остаточне. — deniko

    ruЭто решение окончательно. — nami

    deDiese Entscheidung ist endgültig. — Manfredo

  3. That's my final offer.

    Це моя остання пропозиція. — deniko

    deDas ist mein letzter Angebot. — haciahmet

  4. I made the final decision.

    Я прийняв остаточне рішення. — deniko

    ruЯ принял окончательное решение. — odexed

  5. What was the final score?

    Який був остаточний рахунок? — triantafillou

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
last; ultimate:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
last; ultimate:
linguistics: occurring at the end of a word:

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

more final, most final
Comparativemore final Lesson
Superlativemost final Lesson

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
last, ultimate:terminalB1dernierendly
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

54 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