ultimately

English

Adverb

ultimately (not comparable)

1. Indicating the last item.

   Firstly, ... Secondly, ... Ultimately, ...

2. Indicating the most important action.

   Ultimately, he will have to make a decision before the end of the week.

   • 2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, BBC Sport:

     That Wolves reached half-time on level terms had much to do with the ultimately luckless Hennessey, who was in action in the opening minute to tip away Samir Nasri's shot following a City corner.

3. Recently

   Ultimately, I have been studying Greek at evening classes.

Synonyms

• at last
• eventually
• in the end
• at the end of the day

Translations

indicating the last item

Czech: nakonec (cs) Finnish: viimeiseksi (fi), lopuksi (fi) German: schließlich (de)

Portuguese: finalmente (pt) m. Romanian: la urma urmei (ro), în definitiv (ro) Spanish: finalmente (es), por último (es)

indicating the most important action

Finnish: ennen kaikkea (fi)

German: letztendlich (de)

recently

Finnish: viime aikoina (fi) German: kürzlich (de)

Portuguese: ultimamente (pt) m. Romanian: recent (ro), nu de mult (ro)