final

1 of 2

adjective

fi·nal ˈfī-nᵊl How to pronounce final (audio)

: not to be altered or undone

all sales are final

: of or relating to a concluding court action or proceeding

final decree

: coming at the end : being the last in a series, process, or progress

the final chapter

final exams

: of or relating to the ultimate purpose or result of a process

our final goal

the final product

final

2 of 2

noun

: something that is final: such as

: a deciding match, game, heat, or trial

—usually used in plural

: the last examination in a course

—often used in plural

Example Sentences

Adjective the final act of the play They won their final four games. in the final minutes of the game Our last stop was Bangkok, but our final destination is Tokyo. The plans are undergoing final review. What was the final score? The final product was not what we had expected. Noun He failed his history finals. He failed his history final. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Torres had 2 goals in the club’s biggest win as the host Lions defeated Sacramento Republic FC 3-0 in the U.S. Open Cup final.

J. Michael, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 Sixth-place Columbus Crew is only a point ahead of FCC, and fifth-place Orlando City SC, which on Wednesday won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final, is on 42 points.

Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2022 Tiafoe would become the first Black man from the U.S. in a major final since MaliVai Washington was the runner-up at Wimbledon in 1996.

Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2022 Erich currently stars in season 19 of The Bachelorette and is vying for the final rose from Gabby Windey.

Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Jabeur, a 28-year-old from Tunisia, was the runner-up at the All England Club in July and now will be the first African woman to participate in a final at the U.S. Open in the professional era, which dates to 1968.

San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2022 The qualifiers progress to the final on Sept. 13 on NBC, with the results due to be revealed the following night, Sept. 14.

Billboard Staff, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2022 Tiafoe would become the first Black man from the U.S. in a major final since MaliVai Washington was the runner-up at Wimbledon in 1996.

Howard Fendrich, ajc, 8 Sep. 2022 Old Saybrook beat Canton 4-1 in overtime in the final and the two teams will face each other for a rematch Oct. 14.

Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2022

Noun

The Roadrunners reached the final of the Conference USA tournament and were narrowly passed over for a berth in the NCAA Tournament, which would have been UTSA’s first at-large selection in any sport with a similar postseason structure.

Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Aug. 2022 The 20-time Grand Slam champion reached the final of his home Serbia Open last month.

Andrew Dampf, ajc, 15 May 2022 Its ascendance began when a player named Ahmed Barada reached the final of a major tournament in Cairo in 1996 and then rose to No. 2 in the world.

New York Times, 4 May 2022 Cottage Hill and Spanish Fort each reached the regional final.

Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 25 Mar. 2022 Chaffey reached the final with a win over Westminster La Quinta.

Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022 Medvedev, 25, was only the second man in the Open Era to win his first Slam and immediately reach the final of the next one.

Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2022 Woodward would fall in the regional final to Kettering Alter and McMillan finished his prep career with 2,568 career points, sixth-most all-time.

Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 23 June 2022 The University of North Florida signee went 2 for 3 with a double and single in the regional final in a 5-2 loss to visiting Doral Academy to end the Cowboys’ season in 2022.

Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, "pertaining to an end or conclusion, effecting a close, ultimate, conclusive," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin fīnālis "last, at the end, ultimate," going back to Latin, "of boundaries," from fīnis "boundary, limit, terminal point, ending" (of uncertain origin) + -ālis -al entry 1

Note: According to an older hypothesis, fīnis goes back to *fig-sn-is, a derivative from the base of fīgere "to drive in, insert, fasten" (see fix entry 1), assuming that the word originally referred to some sort of boundary marker fixed to a tree or driven into the ground. A more recent suggestion sees fīnis going back to *bhiH-n-i, a derivative of an Indo-European verbal base *b^hei̯H- "strike, break," seen also in an o-grade derivative *b^hoi̯H-n-o-, whence Germanic *baina- "bone" and "straight" (in Old Norse beinn "straight"); (see bone entry 1); in this case fīnis would have referred originally to an upright branch or stake used to mark boundaries. Both hypotheses are in the end speculative, as the semantic prehistory of fīnis in Latin is unknown.

Noun

derivative of final entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1609, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

final

adjective

fi·nal

: ending a court action or proceeding leaving nothing further to be determined by the court or to be done except execution of the judgment but not precluding appeal

—used of an order, decision, judgment, decree, determination, or sentence see also finality, final judgment rule compare interlocutory

: being a decision that precludes the right to appeal or to continue a case in any other court upon the merits: as

: being a decision for which availability of appeal has been exhausted and concerning which a writ of certiorari has been denied or the time to petition for certiorari has expired

: being a decision of the Supreme Court of the U.S. that terminates the litigation between parties on the merits and leaves nothing for the lower court to do in case of an affirmance except to execute the judgment

: being the last in a series, process, or progress

a final payment

单词	finals
释义	final 1 of 2 adjective fi·nal ˈfī-nᵊl 1 a : not to be altered or undone all sales are final b : of or relating to a concluding court action or proceeding final decree 2 : coming at the end : being the last in a series, process, or progress the final chapter final exams 3 : of or relating to the ultimate purpose or result of a process our final goal the final product final 2 of 2 noun : something that is final: such as a : a deciding match, game, heat, or trial —usually used in plural b : the last examination in a course —often used in plural Synonyms Adjective bottommost closing concluding hindmost lag last latest latter rearmost terminal terminating ultimate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective the final act of the play They won their final four games. in the final minutes of the game Our last stop was Bangkok, but our final destination is Tokyo. The plans are undergoing final review. What was the final score? The final product was not what we had expected. Noun He failed his history finals. He failed his history final. See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Torres had 2 goals in the club’s biggest win as the host Lions defeated Sacramento Republic FC 3-0 in the U.S. Open Cup final. J. Michael, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 Sixth-place Columbus Crew is only a point ahead of FCC, and fifth-place Orlando City SC, which on Wednesday won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final, is on 42 points. Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2022 Tiafoe would become the first Black man from the U.S. in a major final since MaliVai Washington was the runner-up at Wimbledon in 1996. Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2022 Erich currently stars in season 19 of The Bachelorette and is vying for the final rose from Gabby Windey. Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Jabeur, a 28-year-old from Tunisia, was the runner-up at the All England Club in July and now will be the first African woman to participate in a final at the U.S. Open in the professional era, which dates to 1968. San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2022 The qualifiers progress to the final on Sept. 13 on NBC, with the results due to be revealed the following night, Sept. 14. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2022 Tiafoe would become the first Black man from the U.S. in a major final since MaliVai Washington was the runner-up at Wimbledon in 1996. Howard Fendrich, ajc, 8 Sep. 2022 Old Saybrook beat Canton 4-1 in overtime in the final and the two teams will face each other for a rematch Oct. 14. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2022 Noun The Roadrunners reached the final of the Conference USA tournament and were narrowly passed over for a berth in the NCAA Tournament, which would have been UTSA’s first at-large selection in any sport with a similar postseason structure. Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Aug. 2022 The 20-time Grand Slam champion reached the final of his home Serbia Open last month. Andrew Dampf, ajc, 15 May 2022 Its ascendance began when a player named Ahmed Barada reached the final of a major tournament in Cairo in 1996 and then rose to No. 2 in the world. New York Times, 4 May 2022 Cottage Hill and Spanish Fort each reached the regional final. Ben Thomas \| Bthomas@al.com, al, 25 Mar. 2022 Chaffey reached the final with a win over Westminster La Quinta. Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022 Medvedev, 25, was only the second man in the Open Era to win his first Slam and immediately reach the final of the next one. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2022 Woodward would fall in the regional final to Kettering Alter and McMillan finished his prep career with 2,568 career points, sixth-most all-time. Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 23 June 2022 The University of North Florida signee went 2 for 3 with a double and single in the regional final in a 5-2 loss to visiting Doral Academy to end the Cowboys’ season in 2022. Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English, "pertaining to an end or conclusion, effecting a close, ultimate, conclusive," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin fīnālis "last, at the end, ultimate," going back to Latin, "of boundaries," from fīnis "boundary, limit, terminal point, ending" (of uncertain origin) + -ālis -al entry 1 Note: According to an older hypothesis, fīnis goes back to fig-sn-is, a derivative from the base of fīgere* "to drive in, insert, fasten" (see fix entry 1), assuming that the word originally referred to some sort of boundary marker fixed to a tree or driven into the ground. A more recent suggestion sees fīnis going back to bhiH-n-i, a derivative of an Indo-European verbal base b^hei̯H- "strike, break," seen also in an o-grade derivative b^hoi̯H-n-o-, whence Germanic baina- "bone" and "straight" (in Old Norse beinn "straight"); (see bone entry 1); in this case fīnis would have referred originally to an upright branch or stake used to mark boundaries. Both hypotheses are in the end speculative, as the semantic prehistory of fīnis in Latin is unknown. Noun derivative of final entry 1 First Known Use Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun 1609, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing final final curtain final score final draft final/last resting place in the final/last analysis final solution make the final/supreme/ultimate sacrifice the final/last straw the last/final word final curtain final score final draft final/last resting place in the final/last analysis final solution make the final/supreme/ultimate sacrifice the final/last straw the last/final word See More Kids Definition final 1 of 2 adjective fi·nal ˈfī-nᵊl 1 : coming or happening at the end final exams 2 : not to be changed The decision of the judges is final. final 2 of 2 noun 1 : the last match or game of a tournament 2 : a final examination in a course Legal Definition final adjective fi·nal 1 : ending a court action or proceeding leaving nothing further to be determined by the court or to be done except execution of the judgment but not precluding appeal —used of an order, decision, judgment, decree, determination, or sentence see also finality, final judgment rule compare interlocutory 2 : being a decision that precludes the right to appeal or to continue a case in any other court upon the merits: as a : being a decision for which availability of appeal has been exhausted and concerning which a writ of certiorari has been denied or the time to petition for certiorari has expired b : being a decision of the Supreme Court of the U.S. that terminates the litigation between parties on the merits and leaves nothing for the lower court to do in case of an affirmance except to execute the judgment 3 : being the last in a series, process, or progress a final payment finals noun plural of final 1 as in semifinals Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance semifinals championships nationals play-offs derbies outings gymkhanas tournaments nightcaps scrimmages battles races athletics competitions heats sports struggles tussles skirmishes tourneys field days triathlons marathons decathlons conflicts contests events matchups games biathlons bouts rounds pentathlons meets runs tugs-of-war sweepstakes heptathlons matches ultramarathons rallies volleys sweep-stake sets 2 as in exams Synonyms & Similar Words exams tests examinations investigations researches midterms inspections interrogations quizzes probes inquiries boards auditions checkups intelligence tests aptitude tests pretests retests placement tests midyears reviews catechisms
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final

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