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Webster 1913 Edition

Final

Fi′nal

(fī′nal)

Adj.

[F., fr. L.

finalis

, fr. finis boundary, limit, end. See

Finish

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.

Conclusive; decisive;

as, a

final

judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a

final

issue.

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.]

Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last ultimate; as the final issue or event of things; final hope; final salvation.

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.

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 2025

Final

See also: final and finał

German

Noun

Final m ‎(genitive Finals, plural Finals)

(Switzerland) Alternative form of Finale ‎(“sports final”)

Declension

Declension of Final

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Final	die	Finals
genitive	eines	des	Finals	der	Finals
dative	einem	dem	Final	den	Finals
accusative	einen	den	Final	die	Finals

final

See also: Final and finał

English

Noun

final ‎(plural finals)

(US) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
(sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
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.).
(phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
(music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.

Translations

test or examination given at the end of a term or class

Bulgarian: заключителен изпит m ‎(zaključitelen izpit)
Catalan: final (ca) m
Danish: eksamen c
Dutch: eindexamen (nl) n
Finnish: loppukoe (fi), päättökoe
French: examen (fr) m
German: Abschlussprüfung (de) f
Greek: πτυχιακές (el) f, pl ‎(ptychiakés)
Hungarian: záróvizsga (hu)
Japanese: 学期末試験 ‎(gakki-matsu shiken), 学期末テスト ‎(gakki-matsu tesuto), ファイナル ‎(fainaru)

Latin: finis (la) m, f, terminus (la) m, exitus m, exitus m, extremus m, extremum n, peractio f
Portuguese: prova final f
Russian: выпускно́й (ru) ‎(vypusknój)
Spanish: final (es) m
Swahili: finali
Telugu: పరిక్ష ‎(parikṣa)

sports: last round in a contest

Armenian: վերջնամրցում ‎(verǰnamrcʿum)
Bulgarian: финал (bg) m ‎(final)
Catalan: final (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 決賽 (zh), 决赛 (zh) ‎(juésài)
Czech: finále (cs) n
Danish: finale (da) c
Dutch: eindronde, finale (nl) f
Finnish: loppuottelu, finaali (fi), loppukilpailu, loppusarja
French: finale (fr) f
German: Finale (de) n, Endkampf (de) m, Schlussrunde (de) f, Endspiel (de) n
Greek: τελικός (el) m ‎(telikós)
Hungarian: döntő (hu)
Icelandic: úrslit (is) n pl
Irish: ceannchluiche m
Japanese: 決勝戦 ‎(けっしょうせん, kesshōsen), ファイナル ‎(fainaru)

Latin: finis (la) m, f, terminus (la) m, exitus m, extremus m, extremum n, peractio f
Latvian: fināls m, finālspēle f
Norwegian:

Bokmål: finale (no) m

Nynorsk: finale m
Persian: فینال (fa) ‎(finâl)
Polish: finał (pl) m
Portuguese: final (pt) f
Russian: фина́л (ru) m ‎(finál), (chess) э́ндшпиль (ru) m ‎(éndšpilʹ)
Spanish: final (es) f
Swahili: finali
Swedish: final (sv) c
Tagalog: pangwakas
Vietnamese: chung kết (vi)

contest that narrows a field of contestants

Catalan: final (ca) f
Danish: finale (da) c
Dutch: finale (nl) f
Finnish: loppukilpailu, finaali (fi), loppuottelut pl
German: Finale (de) n, Endkampf (de) m
Greek: τελικός (el) m ‎(telikós)

Portuguese: final (pt) f
Russian: фина́л (ru) m ‎(finál)
Swahili: finali
Swedish: final (sv)
Telugu: వడపోత (te) ‎(vaḍapōta)

final part of a syllable

Catalan: final (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 韻母 (zh), 韵母 (zh) ‎(yùnmǔ)
Japanese: 韻母 ‎(いんぼ, inbo)

Korean: 운모 ‎(unmo) (韻母)
Russian: фина́ль (ru) f ‎(finálʹ)
Vietnamese: vận mẫu (韻母)

Adjective

final ‎(comparative more final, superlative most final)

Last; ultimate.
final solution; the final day of a school term‎
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes
  Yet despair not of his final pardon.
Conclusive; decisive.
a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue‎
Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
(grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
(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.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

last; ultimate

Armenian: վերջին (hy) ‎(verǰin), վերջնական (hy) ‎(verǰnakan)
Bulgarian: последен (bg) ‎(posleden), заключителен (bg) ‎(zaključitelen)
Catalan: final (ca) m, f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 最後 (zh), 最后 (zh) ‎(zuìhòu)
Czech: poslední (cs), konečný (cs)
Danish: endelig, endegyldig
Dutch: finaal (nl), laatste (nl), ultiem (nl), definitief (nl)
Finnish: viimeinen (fi), lopullinen (fi)
French: dernier (fr), ultime (fr)
German: endgültig (de), End (de)-, Schluss (de)-
Greek: τελικός (el) m ‎(telikós)
Ido: konkluziva (io)
Italian: ultimo (it) m

Japanese: 終わりの ‎(owari no), 最後の (ja) ‎(saigo no)
Norman: finnal
Latin: ultimus
Persian: آخرین (fa), نهایی (fa)
Polish: ostatni (pl) m, końcowy (pl) m
Portuguese: último (pt), final (pt)
Russian: оконча́тельный (ru) ‎(okončátelʹnyj), заключи́тельный (ru) ‎(zaključítelʹnyj), фина́льный (ru) ‎(finálʹnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: deireannach, mu dheireadh
Spanish: final (es) m, último (es) m
Swahili: finali
Swedish: slutgiltig (sv)
Telugu: చివరి (te) ‎(civari), ఆఖరు (te) ‎(ākharu)

conclusive; decisive

Armenian: վերջնական (hy) ‎(verǰnakan)
Finnish: lopullinen (fi)

Greek: οριστικός (el) m ‎(oristikós)

respecting an end, purpose or ultimate end in view

Finnish: lopullinen (fi)

grammar: expressing purpose

Finnish: finaalinen

linguistics: occurring at the end of a word

Esperanto: fina
Finnish: loppu- (fi)
German: End-, Schluss-, Auslaut-
Greek: τελικός (el) m ‎(telikós)
Latin: finalis

Polish: końcowy (pl)
Portuguese: final (pt)
Scottish Gaelic: deireannach
Swedish: ordfinal
Telugu: అంతం (te) ‎(aṃtaṃ)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the adjective or noun final

Related terms

Terms etymologically related to the adjective or noun final

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /fiˈnal/

(Central) IPA^(key): /fiˈnal/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /fiˈnal/

Adjective

final m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural finals)

final

Noun

final m ‎(plural finals)

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

Synonyms

(end): fi

Derived terms

Noun

final f ‎(plural finals)

(sports, competitions) final, final round

Derived terms

finalista

External links

“final” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

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

Noun

final

a final

Declension

Declension of final

nominative	final
genitive	finalnıñ
dative	finalğa
accusative	finalnı
locative	finalda
ablative	finaldan

Adjective

final

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)

final (last)

Related terms

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiˈnaːl/
Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

final ‎(not comparable)

final

Declension

Declension of final

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist final	sie ist final	es ist final	sie sind final
strong declension (without article)	nominative	finaler	finale	finales	finale
	genitive	finalen	finaler	finalen	finaler
	dative	finalem	finaler	finalem	finalen
	accusative	finalen	finale	finales	finale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der finale	die finale	das finale	die finalen
	genitive	des finalen	der finalen	des finalen	der finalen
	dative	dem finalen	der finalen	dem finalen	den finalen
	accusative	den finalen	die finale	das finale	die finalen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein finaler	eine finale	ein finales	(keine) finalen
	genitive	eines finalen	einer finalen	eines finalen	(keiner) finalen
	dative	einem finalen	einer finalen	einem finalen	(keinen) finalen
	accusative	einen finalen	eine finale	ein finales	(keine) finalen

Italian

Adjective

final ‎(invariant)

apocopic form of finale

Noun

final m

apocopic form of finale

Ladin

Adjective

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

final

Old French

Adjective

final m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular finale)

final, definitive, last

Declension

Declension of final

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	finaus	finale	final
Singular	Oblique	final	finale	final
Plural	Subject	final	finales	final
Plural	Oblique	finaus	finales	final

Descendants

English: final
French: final

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin fīnālis, from fīnis.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

final m, f ‎(plural finais, comparable)

final, ultimate, last

Quotations

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

Synonyms

Noun

final m (plural finais)

an end

Quotations

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

Synonyms

fim
término

Noun

final f (plural finais)

(sports) final

Quotations

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

Related terms

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

final m ‎(Cyrillic spelling финал)

(linguistics) final (last letter of word)
(sports) final

Declension

Declension of final

	singular	plural
nominative	final	finali
genitive	finala	finala
dative	finalu	finalima
accusative	final	finale
vocative	finale	finali
locative	finalom	finalima
instrumental	finalu	finalima

Spanish

Adjective

final m, f ‎(plural finales)

final

Noun

final m ‎(plural finales)

an end
(sports) final

Synonyms

fin
término

Related terms

Swedish

Noun

final c

(sports) a final

Declension

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

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French final.

Noun

final ‎(definite accusative finali, plural finaller)

the end
(education) the final exam
(music) finale
(sports) in tournaments: the last contest

Declension

declension of final

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	final	finaller
definite accusative (belirtme)	finali	finalleri
dative (yönelme)	finale	finallere
locative (bulunma)	finalde	finallerde
ablative (ayrılma)	finalden	finallerden
genitive (tamlayan)	finalin	finallerin

possessive forms of final

benim (my)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	finalim	finallerim
definite accusative (belirtme)	finalimi	finallerimi
dative (yönelme)	finalime	finallerime
locative (bulunma)	finalimde	finallerimde
ablative (çıkma)	finalimden	finallerimden
genitive (tamlayan)	finalimin	finallerimin
senin (your)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	finalin	finallerin
definite accusative (belirtme)	finalini	finallerini
dative (yönelme)	finaline	finallerine
locative (bulunma)	finalinde	finallerinde
ablative (çıkma)	finalinden	finallerinden
genitive (tamlayan)	finalinin	finallerinin
onun (her/his/its)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	finali	finalleri
definite accusative (belirtme)	finalini	finallerini
dative (yönelme)	finaline	finallerine
locative (bulunma)	finalinde	finallerinde
ablative (çıkma)	finalinden	finallerinden
genitive (tamlayan)	finalinin	finallerinin
bizim (our)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	finalimiz	finallerimiz
definite accusative (belirtme)	finalimizi	finallerimizi
dative (yönelme)	finalimize	finallerimize
locative (bulunma)	finalimizde	finallerimizde
ablative (çıkma)	finalimizden	finallerimizden
genitive (tamlayan)	finalimizin	finallerimizin
sizin (your)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	finaliniz	finalleriniz
definite accusative (belirtme)	finalinizi	finallerinizi
dative (yönelme)	finalinize	finallerinize
locative (bulunma)	finalinizde	finallerinizde
ablative (çıkma)	finalinizden	finallerinizden
genitive (tamlayan)	finalinizin	finallerinizin
onların (their)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	finalleri	finalleri
definite accusative (belirtme)	finallerini	finallerini
dative (yönelme)	finallerine	finallerine
locative (bulunma)	finallerinde	finallerinde
ablative (çıkma)	finallerinden	finallerinden
genitive (tamlayan)	finallerinin	finallerinin