final /fīˈnl/ adjective- Last
- Decisive or conclusive
- Relating to or constituting an end or motive
- (of a judgement) ready for execution
noun- The last of a series (eg of letters in a word, games in a contest, examinations in a curriculum, etc)
- In the old church modes, the keynote or tonic, the lowest note in the authentic modes, a fourth above it in the plagal
- (in pl) final examinations
- (in pl) the deciding rounds of a sports competition
- (in pl) final approach (informal; aeronautics)
ORIGIN: Fr, from L fīnālis, from fīnis an end fīˈnalism noun (philosophy) - Teleology, interpretation in terms of purpose
- Belief that an end has been reached
fīˈnalist noun - A person who reaches the final stage in a competition
- A student taking his or her final examinations
- A teleologist (philosophy)
- A person who believes that finality has been reached (philosophy)
fīnality /-alˈi-ti/ noun - The state of being final
- Completeness or conclusiveness
- A final or conclusive act
- The principle of final cause (philosophy)
- That which is final
fīˈnalize or fīˈnalise transitive verb - To complete a commercial agreement, transaction, etc
- To decide on the definitive version of
- To put the finishing touches to
- To put an end to completely
fīˈnally adverb final approach noun (aeronautics) The part of the landing procedure from when the aircraft turns into line with the runway until the flare-out is started (informal fīˈnals) final cause noun (philosophy) The end or objective for which a thing is done, esp the design of the universe final demand or final notice noun A last bill rendered before legal action is taken to recover a debt the final solution (historical) The English version of the name (Ger Endlösung) for the German Nazi policy and process, from 1941, of exterminating European Jews |