ultimately

English

Etymology

ultimate +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʌltɪmətli/

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

indicating the last item

• Catalan: finalment (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 最後 (cmn), 最后 (cmn) (zuìhòu)

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

• Persian: درنهایت (fa) (darnahâyat), نهایتاً (fa) (nahâyatan)
• Polish: ostatecznie
• Portuguese: finalmente (pt) m
• Romanian: la urma urmei (ro), în definitiv (ro)
• Spanish: finalmente (es), por último (es)

indicating the most important action

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 最終 (cmn), 最终 (cmn) (zuìzhōng)

• 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)