A2verb · intransitive · frequent

final

fi·nal

final · finals · finaled / finalled · finaling

To qualify for the final round of a competitionTo qualify for the final round of a competition.

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UK/ˈfaɪnl̩/US/ˈfaɪn(ə)l/

» Tom didn't study for his final exam.

Том не готовился к выпускному экзамену. — marafon

Том не готувався до фінального екзамену. — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

(colloquial)To qualify for the final round of a competition.
Mike finalled in both the 400 meter and the 800 meter races.

Examples

551 sentences

Tom didn't study for his final exam.
Том не готувався до фінального екзамену. — deniko
ruТом не готовился к выпускному экзамену. — marafon
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This decision is final.
Це рішення остаточне. — deniko
ruЭто решение окончательно. — nami
deDiese Entscheidung ist endgültig. — Manfredo
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That's my final offer.
Це моя остання пропозиція. — deniko
deDas ist mein letzter Angebot. — haciahmet
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I made the final decision.
Я прийняв остаточне рішення. — deniko
ruЯ принял окончательное решение. — odexed
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What was the final score?
Який був остаточний рахунок? — triantafillou
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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

finals, finaling, finaled, finaled

Base form	final · to final
3rd person singular	finals
Present participle	finaling
Past simple	finaled / finalled
Past participle	finaled / finalled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	final
he, she, it	finals

Past simpleLesson

all persons

finaled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have finaled
he, she, it	has finaled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will final

Word family

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

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