final

(fī'nəl)
adj.

1. Forming or occurring at the end; last: the final scene of a film.
2. Of or constituting the end result of a succession or process; ultimate: an act with both an immediate and a final purpose.
3. Not to be changed or reconsidered; unalterable: The judge's decision is final. See synonyms at last¹.

n.
Something that comes at or forms the end, especially:

1. The last or one of the last of a series of contests: the finals of a state spelling bee.
2. The last examination of an academic course.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fīnālis, from fīnis, end.]

finally fi'nal·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Coming after all others: closing, concluding, last¹, terminal. See start/end.
2. Of or relating to a terminative condition, stage, or point: last¹, latter, terminal, ultimate. See start/end.
3. Serving the function of deciding or settling with finality: authoritative, conclusive, decisive, definitive, determinative. See decide/hesitate.

adj

Definition: conclusive, definitive
Antonyms: continuing, inconclusive, interim, introductory, persistent, preliminary, temporary

adj

Definition: ending, last
Antonyms: beginning, commencing, first, initial, opening, starting

The concluding scale degree of any melody in a Mode.

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IN BRIEF: Coming at the end. Also: allowing no further change.

Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final. — Roger Babson (1875-1967).

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sign description: The index fingers of both hands make an arc away from the mouth and end in the air.

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i. When used in air traffic control and transmitted on radio, it means “the aircraft is on a final approach.”
ii. In general, the term means that the aircraft is on a final approach.

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For a list of words related to finally, see:

• Reflections and References
• Absolutes and Guarantees

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sidst, endelig, afsluttende
n. - finale, afsluttende eksamen, sidste del

idioms:

• final article    sidste paragraf
• in the final analysis    i sidste ende

Nederlands (Dutch)
finale, eindexamen, laatste editie, belangrijkste noot (muziek), uiterst, laatst, definitief, uiteindelijk

Français (French)
adj. - dernier, final, irrévocable (un jugement), définitif (un résultat), (Comm) dernier versement, sans appel, dernier (mot), (GB, Univ) (examens) de fin d'étude, (US, Univ) (examens) de fin de semestre
n. - (Sport) finale, (Journ) dernière édition

idioms:

• final article    article final
• in the final analysis    en dernière analyse, finalement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abschlußprüfung, Spätausgabe, Endspiel, Endrunde
adj. - letzt, Schluß-, End-, endgültig, entscheidend

idioms:

• final article    Schlußklausel
• in the final analysis    letztendlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αθλοπ.) τελικός (αγώνας)
adj. - τελικός, τελειωτικός, έσχατος, τελευταίος, οριστικός, τελεσίδικος

idioms:

• in the final analysis    σε τελική ανάλυση

Italiano (Italian)
esame finale, finale, ultimo, estremo, terminale, definitivo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - final (m)
adj. - final, último, definitivo

Русский (Russian)
финал, выпускные экзамены, последний выпуск газеты за день, последний, конечный, заключительный, решающий, финальный, окончательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - último, final, moribundo, decisivo, terminante, definitivo, conclusivo, mortal
n. - último, examen final, final, encuentro decisivo

idioms:

• final article    cláusula final
• in the final analysis    después de considerar todos los aspectos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - final (sport), slutexamen (univ.), sista upplaga av tidning (vard.)
adj. - slutlig, utljudande (fonet.), avsikts- (gram.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
最后的, 决定性的, 终极的, 结局, 期末考试, 决赛

idioms:

• final article    最后条款, 完成的成品
• in the final analysis    归根到底

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 最後的, 決定性的, 終極的
n. - 結局, 期末考試, 決賽

idioms:

• final article    最後條款, 完成的成品
• in the final analysis    歸根到底

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 마지막의
n. - 마지막 것

idioms:

• in the final analysis    최종 분석의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 最終の, 最後の, 最終的な, 決定的な, 究極の
n. - 決勝戦, 期末試験, 最終版

idioms:

• final article    最終項目
• in the final analysis    つまるところ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مباراة نهائيه , امتحان نهائي (صفه) نهائي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סופי, אחרון‬
n. - ‮מהדורה אחרונה, משחקי גמר, בחינות גמר‬

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