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Webster 1913 Edition


Final

Fi′nal

(fī′nal)
,
Adj.
[F., fr. L.
finalis
, fr. finis boundary, limit, end. See
Finish
.]
1.
Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate;
as, the
final
day of a school term
.
Yet despair not of his
final
pardon.
Milton.
2.
Conclusive; decisive;
as, a
final
judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a
final
issue.
3.
Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
Syn.
Final
,
Conclusive
,
Ultimate
.
Final is now appropriated to that which brings with it an end; as, a final adjustment; the final judgment, etc. Conclusive implies the closing of all discussion, negotiation, etc.; as, a conclusive argument or fact; a conclusive arrangement. In using ultimate, we have always reference to something earlier or proceeding; as when we say, a temporary reverse may lead to an ultimate triumph. The statements which a man finally makes at the close of a negotiation are usually conclusive as to his ultimate intentions and designs.

Webster 1828 Edition


Final

FI'NAL

,
Adj.
[L. finalis. See fine.]
1.
Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last ultimate; as the final issue or event of things; final hope; final salvation.
2.
Conclusive; decisive; ultimate; as a final judgment. The battle of Waterloo was final to the power of Buonaparte; it brought the contest to a final issue.
3.
Respecting the end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. The efficient cause is that which produces the event or effect; the final cause is that for which any thing is done.

Definition 2024


Final

Final

See also: final and finał

German

Noun

Final m (genitive Finals, plural Finals)

  1. (Switzerland) Alternative form of Finale (sports final)

Declension

final

final

See also: Final and finał

English

Noun

final (plural finals)

  1. (US) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
  2. (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
  3. A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).
  4. (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
  5. (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.

Translations

Adjective

final (comparative more final, superlative most final)

  1. Last; ultimate.
    final solution;   the final day of a school term
  2. Conclusive; decisive.
    a final judgment;   the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue
  3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
  4. (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
  5. (linguistics) Word-final, occurring at the end of a word.
    • 1893, Walter Besant, The Ivory Gate, Prologue:
      Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /fiˈnal/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /fiˈnal/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /fiˈnal/

Adjective

final m, f (masculine and feminine plural finals)

  1. final

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Noun

final m (plural finals)

  1. end (last point or moment of something)
  2. finale (chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works)

Synonyms

  • (end): fi

Derived terms

Noun

final f (plural finals)

  1. (sports, competitions) final, final round

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Italian finale, from Latin fīnālis, from fīnis (end).

Noun

final

  1. a final

Declension

Adjective

final

  1. final

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

French

Etymology

From Latin fīnālis.

Adjective

final m (feminine singular finale, masculine plural finaux, feminine plural finales)

  1. final (last)

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈnaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

final (not comparable)

  1. final

Declension


Italian

Adjective

final (invariant)

  1. apocopic form of finale

Noun

final m

  1. apocopic form of finale

Ladin

Adjective

final m (feminine singular finala, masculine plural finai, feminine plural finales)

  1. final

Old French

Adjective

final m (oblique and nominative feminine singular finale)

  1. final, definitive, last

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin fīnālis, from fīnis.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fi.ˈnaɫ/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧nal

Adjective

final m, f (plural finais, comparable)

  1. final, ultimate, last

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:final.

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Noun

final m (plural finais)

  1. an end

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For usage examples of this term, see Citations:final.

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Noun

final f (plural finais)

  1. (sports) final

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:final.

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

final m (Cyrillic spelling финал)

  1. (linguistics) final (last letter of word)
  2. (sports) final

Declension


Spanish

Adjective

final m, f (plural finales)

  1. final

Noun

final m (plural finales)

  1. an end
  2. (sports) final

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Swedish

Noun

final c

  1. (sports) a final

Declension

Inflection of final 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative final finalen finaler finalerna
Genitive finals finalens finalers finalernas

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French final.

Noun

final (definite accusative finali, plural finaller)

  1. the end
  2. (education) the final exam
  3. (music) finale
  4. (sports) in tournaments: the last contest

Declension