finallyadverb
uk/ˈfaɪ.nəl.i/us/ˈfaɪ.nəl.i/finally adverb (AFTER TIME)
A2 after a long time or some difficulty:
We finally got home at midnight.
After months of looking he finally found a job.
More examples
- We finally agreed a deal.
- So Susannah and Guy finally got married, did they?
- The plan hasn't been finally approved.
- She finally apologized, but she wasn't very graceful about it.
- After months of working, he finally finished the garden.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
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
- final
- hear/see the last of sth idiom
- last
- lastly
- latest
- latter
- next to last
- the last but one idiom
- ultimately
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finally adverb (LAST)
B1 used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea:
Finally, I'd like to thank everyone for coming this evening.
More examples
- And finally, we'll take a look at the weather forecast.
- Finally, sprinkle some grated cheese over the dish.
- Finally, drain the pasta and mix with the sauce.
- Finally, what has been the highlight of your career so far?
- And finally, a reminder of today's headlines.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
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
- final
- hear/see the last of sth idiom
- last
- lastly
- latest
- latter
- next to last
- the last but one idiom
- ultimately
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finally adverb (CERTAINLY)
UK in a way that will not be changed:
The plan hasn't been finally approved.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not able to be changed
- a leopard can't/doesn't change its spots idiom
- be no hard and fast rules idiom
- burn your boats/bridges idiom
- congenital
- continuity
- fixity
- hard line
- hard line
- immutable
- incorrigible
- incurable
- irreducible
- irremediable
- irreparable
- irretrievable
- irreversible
- ossify
- stuck
- uncompromising
- what's done is done idiom
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