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? — aandrusiak
deWas ist das letztendliche Ziel von Bildung? — xtofu80
Our ultimate goal is to establish world peace.
Наша кінцева мета - мир в усьому світі. — deniko
deUnser letztendliches Ziel ist die Errichtung des Weltfriedens. — xtofu80
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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