## 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
- Education & Learning
- Sports & Fitness

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