final

final
fi|nal1 W1S1 [ˈfaınəl] adj
[Date: 1300-1400; : French; Origin: Latin finalis, from finis 'end']
1.) [only before noun]
last in a series of actions, events, parts of a story etc
▪ The final episode will be shown tonight.
▪ students preparing for their final examinations
▪ Stone is filming the final instalment of his Vietnam trilogy.
▪ the final stages in their relationship
▪ They scored in the final minutes of the game.
▪ The final whistle (=blown at the end of a game) was only seconds away when Redknapp equalised.
final demand
BrE (=the last bill you receive for money you owe before court action is taken against you)
2.) [only before noun]
being the result at the end of a process
▪ the quality of the final product
▪ Does anyone know the final score?
final result/outcome
▪ I do not know what the final outcome will be.
3.) if a decision, offer, answer etc is final, it cannot or will not be changed
▪ The judge's decision is final .
final decision/say/approval etc
▪ We can advise the client, but in the end it is he who has the final say .
▪ Is that your final answer ?
and that's final!
(=used to say forcefully that you will not change your decision)
▪ She's not coming with us, and that's final!
4.) [only before noun]
happening at or near the end of an event or process
▪ In the final years of his life, Hervey achieved high office in the church.
5.) used to emphasize that the last thing in a series of events is very severe or damaging
final indignity/humiliation
▪ The vote of no confidence was the final humiliation for a government that had been clinging to office.
→in the final analysis at ↑analysis
final 2
final2 n
1.) the last and most important game, race, or set of games in a competition
be through to/reach the final
▪ He's through to the men's tennis final for the first time.
the finals
(=the last few games or races in a competition)
▪ the NBA finals
2.) finals [plural] BrE
the set of examinations that students take at the end of their time at university
= final exams
sit/take your finals
▪ Anna sat her finals last summer.
3.) AmE an important test that you take at the end of a particular class in high school or college

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  • final — (Del lat. finālis). 1. adj. Que remata, cierra o perfecciona algo. 2. m. Término y remate de algo. 3. f. Última y decisiva competición en un campeonato o concurso. a final, o a finales, de. locs. advs. Al término de. Cobrar a final de mes. [m6]Me …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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  • final — N. Amer. an examination at the end of a term, school year, or particular class. → final final adjective 1》 coming at the end of a series.     ↘reached as the outcome of a process: the final cost will run into six figures. 2》 allowing no further… …   English new terms dictionary

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