English Explanatory Dictionary

final

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
  2. A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
  3. The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
  4. The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
  5. The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
adj
  1. Last; ultimate.
  2. Conclusive; decisive.
  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.
verb
  1. To qualify for the final round of a competition.

Pronunciation

/ˈfaɪnl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-final.wav fī'nəl /ˈfaɪn(ə)l/ [-nəɫ] En-us-final.ogg

Word forms

final finals finall more final most final finaling finalling finaled finalled

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

extreme final conclusive decisive definitive endsome hindermost hindmost last ultimate dernier endly terminal

Antonyms

initial early first original

Related words

end finish medal podium finale fine finite

Derived words

and that’s final consolation final cup final eighth final head-final petite final petit final quarter final quarter-final semi-final short finals sports final causal-final China's final warning cofinal equifinal fall at the final hurdle final A final account final act final and conclusive final approach final B final boss final circuit final class final club final curtain final cut final decree final drive final frontier final girl final illness finalise finalism finality final method final nail in the coffin final obstruent devoicing final order cutoff final paper final parsec problem final point final reckoning final roundup final salary final say final setting time final sigma final solution final stand final straw final stretch final topology final whistle final words final year project in the final analysis non-final
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