schließlich

See also: schliesslich

German

Alternative forms

• schliesslich (Switzerland and Liechtenstein)

Etymology

schließen +‎ -lich

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃliːslɪç/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adverb

schließlich

1. in the end, finally, eventually
   • 2017, Blick am Abend, Leben in Zahlen von…Jessica Chastain, 24 March:

     Als Kind und Teenager mochte sie die Schule nicht besonders und brach mit 17 die Highschool schliesslich ab.

     She didn't particularly like school as a child and teenager, and she finally gave up high school at 17.

2. after all

See also

• letztendlich

Further reading

• “schließlich” in Duden online