finaladjective
uk/ˈfaɪ.nəl/us/ˈfaɪ.nəl/A2 last:
used when you are talking about what is most important or true in a situation:
used to show that you are certain you will not change your decision about something:
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- The project is in its final stages and should be completed by August.
- The final figures showed that most departments had stayed within budget.
- That's my final offer - you can take it or leave it.
- The runners are now on their final lap of the track.
- It's up to the manager to make the final decision.
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Final and finally
- antepenultimate
- as a last resort idiom
- at the end of the day idiom
- back end
- back end
- concluding
- conclusion
- end
- eventual
- eventually
- finally
- hear/see the last of sth idiom
- last-ditch
- lastly
- latest
- latter
- next to last
- ultimate
- ultimately
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finalnoun
uk/ˈfaɪ.nəl/us/ˈfaɪ.nəl/final noun (COMPETITION)
B1 [ C ] the last in a series of games, races, or competitions, usually the one in which the winner is chosen:
the last set of games in a competition:
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- Germany are playing against Brazil in the cup final tonight.
- Arsenal lost the second game, but got through to the final on aggregate.
- Saturday's 2-0 defeat dashed their hopes of reaching the final.
- Montgomery drew level with Greene in the 100 metres final, but never passed him.
- Who won the men's finals in the tennis?
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Parts & stages of competitions
- a game in hand idiom
- added time
- cup tie
- decider
- elimination
- event
- extra time
- full time
- game
- hand
- kick
- kick off
- lap
- penalty shootout
- playoff
- quarter
- the home straight
- timeout
- victory
- walkover
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final noun (EXAM)
the exams taken at the end of a university or college course:
[ C ] US also final exam a test taken on a subject at the end of a school year or college course:
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Exams, tests & exercises
- achievement test
- AP
- cloze test
- comprehension
- entrance exam
- exercise
- fail
- flunk
- IB
- IELTS
- invigilate
- mock
- oral
- prelim
- resat
- resit
- road test
- sit
- TOEFL
- trial
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