finally A2 Topic:Time US /ˈfɑɪ.nə.li/ UK /ˈfaɪ.nə.li/ See IPA manual Freq #611 Meanings 1 adv After a long time or delay; at last. After hours of waiting, the train finally arrived. 2 adv As the last point or action in a list or series. Finally, I would like to thank everyone for coming. 3 adv In a way that settles something for good. The matter has now been finally settled. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · after a long time or delay;... eventuallyin the end 2 adv · as the last point or action... lastlyultimately 3 adv · in a way that settles... definitively ↔ Opposites initiallymedially Word family Related forms finish Etymology AI details From Middle English finally, fynaly, fynally, fynaliche, fynalliche, equivalent to final + -ly. finally Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # finally **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈfɑɪ.nə.li/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfaɪ.nə.li/ **Frequency rank:** 611 ## Meanings 1. After a long time or delay; at last. 2. As the last point or action in a list or series. 3. In a way that settles something for good. ## Examples - After hours of waiting, the train finally arrived. - Finally, I would like to thank everyone for coming. - The matter has now been finally settled. ## Synonyms - eventually - lastly - ultimately ## Antonyms - initially - medially ## Related Forms - finish ## Roots and Affixes - Root: finally ## Etymology From Middle English finally, fynaly, fynally, fynaliche, fynalliche, equivalent to final + -ly. ## AI Etymology Finally comes from Middle English finally, fynaly, fynally, fynaliche, fynalliche, equivalent to final + -ly. In current use, the main senses are “After a long time or delay; at last” and “As the last point or action in a list or series”. ## Topics - Time markdown