ultimate
Final; last in a seriesFinal; last in a series.
» What is the ultimate purpose of education?
Was ist das letztendliche Ziel von Bildung?
Яка остаточна мета освіти?
Meaning
7 senses(not comparable)Final; last in a series.
ultimativ
после́днийposlédnij, оконча́тельныйokončátelʹnyj, кра́йнийkrájnij
оста́ннійostánnij, остато́чнийostatóčnyj, кра́йнійkrájnij
being the last or concluding element of a series
(not comparable)Last in a word or other utterance.
Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
the ultimate pleasure
the ultimate disappointment
ultimativ
наибо́льшийnaibólʹšij, наивы́сшийnaivýsšij
найбі́льшийnajbílʹšyj, максима́льнийmaksymálʹnyj
Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.
äußerster
наидальне́йшийnaidalʹnéjšij
найвідда́ленішийnajviddálenišyj
(not comparable)That will happen at some time; eventual.
коне́чныйkonéčnyj, оконча́тельныйokončátelʹnyj
остато́чнийostatóčnyj
(not comparable)Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
(not comparable)Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental.
an ultimate constituent of matter
Examples
63 sentencesWhat is the ultimate purpose of education?
Яка остаточна мета освіти?
deWas ist das letztendliche Ziel von Bildung?
Our ultimate goal is to establish world peace.
Наша кінцева мета - мир в усьому світі.
deUnser letztendliches Ziel ist die Errichtung des Weltfriedens.
Tom paid the ultimate price.
Tom made the ultimate sacrifice.
It's the ultimate test.
Translations
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Origin
* From Medieval Latin ultimātus (“furthest, last”), perfect passive participle of ultimō (* From Medieval Latin ultimātus (“furthest, last”), perfect passive participle of ultimō (“to come to an end”) (see -ate (1,2 and 3)), from ultimus (“last, final”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See ultra-.
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Forms
more ultimate, most ultimate| Comparative | more ultimate Lesson |
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| Superlative | most ultimate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
28 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
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