finally

English

Etymology

final +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ˈfaɪnəli/

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Adverb

finally (not comparable)

1. At the end or conclusion; ultimately.

   The contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.

2. (sequence) To finish (with); lastly.

   Finally, I washed my dog.

3. (manner) Definitively, comprehensively.

   The question of his long-term success has now been finally settled.

Synonyms

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• at length
• at last
• endly

Translations

ultimately

• Bulgarian: окончателно (bg) (okončatelno)
• Catalan: finalment (ca)
• Dutch: uiteindelijk (nl)
• Esperanto: fine (eo)
• French: enfin (fr)
• German: schließlich (de)

• Italian: finalmente (it)
• Scottish Gaelic: aig a’ cheann thall (gd)
• Spanish: por fin (es)
• Tamil: முடிவில் (ta) (mu d vil)

lastly

• Arabic: أخيراً (ar) ('akhiiran)
• Bulgarian: накрая (bg) (nakraja)
• Chinese: trad. 終於, simpl. 终于 (pinyin: zhōngyú), trad. 總算, simpl. 总算 (pinyin: zǒngsuàn)
• Czech: konečně (cs), nakonec (cs)
• Dutch: uiteindelijk (nl), ten slotte (nl)
• Esperanto: fine (eo)
• Finnish: lopulta (fi)

• French: enfin (fr)
• German: endlich (de)
• Japanese: 遂に (ja) (ついに, tsui-ni)
• Polish: w końcu (pl)
• Russian: наконец (ru) (nakonéc)
• Tamil: கடைசியாக (ta) (ka da ci ya ga)

definitively

• Bulgarian: напълно (bg) (napǎlno), безвъзвратно (bg) (bezvǎzvratno)
• Dutch: uiteindelijk (nl), ten slotte (nl)
• French: définitivement (fr)

• German: definitiv (de)
• Tamil: இறுதியாக (ta) (e ru thi ya ga)

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• Esperanto: finfine
• German: schließlich (de), letztendlich (de)
• Greek: τελικά (el) (teliká) (teliká), επιτέλους (el) (epitélous) (epitélous)
• Icelandic: loksins, að lokum, loks
• Ido: fine
• Japanese: 終わりに (おわりに owari ni)
• Korean: 마지막적으로

• Latin: denique (la)
• Portuguese: finalmente, enfim, por fim
• Slovene: končno
• Spanish: finalmente (es), por fin (es)
• Swedish: äntligen
• Italian: finalmente (it)