enfin

Dutch

Alternative forms

• afijn (informal)
• affijn (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from French enfin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑnˈfɛn/, [ɑ̃ˈfɛ̃]

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• Hyphenation: en‧fin

Adverb

enfin

1. finally; “in the end”; implies that a summary of something will follow

French

Etymology

Univerbation of en +‎ fin. Literally, “in the end”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.fɛ̃/

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Adverb

enfin

1. finally; in the end
2. at last, finally
3. in fact; indeed
4. Introduces a contradiction, objection, limitation or correction of what has just been stated.

   Near-synonyms: du moins (“at least”), néanmoins, plutôt (“rather”), toutefois

   Il sait ce qu’il doit faire, enfin c’est ce que j’espère.

   He knows what he has to do, or so I hope.

   • 2021, Angèle, Démons:

     Jusqu’ici tout va bien, enfin ça allait.

     'Til now, everything's going fine — at least, it was.

Interjection

enfin

1. at last, finally, about time!

   Synonym: pas trop tôt !

Further reading

• “enfin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Occitan

Etymology

en +‎ fin

Pronunciation

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Adverb

enfin

1. finally

   Synonym: finalament