final

[fi·nal]

Use the word final when something is over and done with. If you pester your parents too much, they may say, "You aren't going out and that's final!" End of discussion.

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Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term.

Noun
an examination administered at the end of an academic term

Noun
the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament

Adjective S.
not to be altered or undone; "the judge''s decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"

Adjective S.
occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"

Adjective S.
conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

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Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term.

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Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue.

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Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.

Final

Fi"nal , a. [F., fr. L. finalis, fr. finis boundary, limit, end. See Finish.] 1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term.

Yet despair not of his final pardon.

2. Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue. 3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. Final cause. See under Cause. 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.

Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term.

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Usage Examples

A woman telling her true age is like a buyer confiding his final price to an Armenian rug dealer.

A final word: I am not knowledgeable about the internet. I do not have a computer. I guess that at 74 years of age, I don't have the patience to learn.

Death is the final wake-up call.

As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak.

A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.

After the final no there comes a yes and on that yes the future of the world hangs.

A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Every branch of human knowledge, if traced up to its source and final principles, vanishes into mystery.

Experience alone can give a final answer. The knowledge gained in a few years by a commission of the kind suggested would be worth more than volumes of mere assertions and contradictions.

'Vegas' was something very close to me. I had such a blast doing that. I'm still a little upset that we never really got to shoot that final episode. So many people were invested in it. I'll always be sad about that.

Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four.

Death used to announce itself in the thick of life but now people drag on so long it sometimes seems that we are reaching the stage when we may have to announce ourselves to death. It is as though one needs a special strength to die, and not a final weakness.

Before I got Doctor Who, I went to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. I went back to take the final grade exam, which is the grade you have to take before you can take the teacher's diploma.

Final Destination was the closest thing I've done to a teen movie but it certainly had an edge to it.

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.

But in its final creation it was not the part of the Father's power to fail as though exhausted. It was not the part of His wisdom to waver in a needful matter through poverty of counsel.