final

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfaɪn(ə)l/ UK /ˈfaɪnl̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #1120

Meanings

1

adj
Coming last; happening at the end.

The final day of the trip was the most exciting.
2

adj
Not able to be changed afterward.

The judge's decision is final and cannot be appealed.
3

noun
The last and deciding game or match in a competition.

Our team reached the final but lost by one goal.
4

noun
An important exam taken at the end of a course or term.

She studied all weekend for her history final.

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1 adj · coming last; happening at... last terminal

More conclusive decisive definitiveendsomeextreme hindermost hindmost ultimate

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early first initial original

Word family

Forms finals

Derived forms causal-finalcofinalequifinalfinalisefinalismfinalistfinality finallyhead-finalnon-finalnonfinaloctafinal

Related forms end finish

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final check
a last inspection or review done immediately before completing or submitting something

Adjective + noun
final count
the last and definitive official tally

Adjective + noun
final scene
the last scene of a film, play, or book

Adjective + noun
final decision
a decision that is definitive and will not be changed

Adjective + noun
final pass
a last review or check of a piece of work

Adjective + noun

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in the final analysis
after weighing all the relevant facts; ultimately

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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”).

final Middle English fīnālis Latin

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# final

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfaɪn(ə)l/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfaɪnl̩/
**Frequency rank:** 1120

## Meanings
1. Coming last; happening at the end.
2. Not able to be changed afterward.
3. The last and deciding game or match in a competition.
4. An important exam taken at the end of a course or term.

## Examples
- The final day of the trip was the most exciting.
- The judge's decision is final and cannot be appealed.
- Our team reached the final but lost by one goal.
- She studied all weekend for her history final.

## Synonyms
- conclusive
- decisive
- definitive
- endsome
- extreme
- hindermost
- hindmost
- last
- ultimate

## Antonyms
- early
- first
- initial
- original

## Derived Forms
- causal-final
- cofinal
- equifinal
- finalise
- finalism
- finalist
- finality
- finally
- head-final
- non-final
- nonfinal
- octafinal

## Related Forms
- end
- finish

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: final
- Root: fīnālis

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Final comes 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”). In current use, the main senses are “Coming last; happening at the end” and “Not able to be changed afterward”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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