final

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Coming last; happening at the end.

   The final day of the trip was the most exciting.

2. 2
   adj

   Not able to be changed afterward.

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

3. 3
   noun

   The last and deciding game or match in a competition.

   Our team reached the final but lost by one goal.

4. 4
   noun

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

   She studied all weekend for her history final.

Common collocations

• final check Adjective + noun
• final count Adjective + noun
• final scene Adjective + noun
• final decision Adjective + noun
• final pass Adjective + noun

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”).

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