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Meaning of final in English

final
adjective
uk/ˈfaɪ.nəl/ us/ˈfaɪ.nəl/
A2
last:
a final warning/offer
the final chapters of a book
the final years
in its final stages The game is in its final stages.
in the final analysis
used when you are talking about what is most important or true in a situation:
In the final analysis, it is the drug companies that are going to profit from this policy.
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that's final
used to show that you are certain you will not change your decision about something:
I'm not coming and that's final.
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final
noun
uk/ˈfaɪ.nəl/ us/ˈfaɪ.nəl/

final noun (COMPETITION)

B1 [ C ]
the last in a series of games, races, or competitions, usually the one in which the winner is chosen:
through to a final Last year we got through to the final.
The men's basketball final will be on Sunday.
the finals [ plural ]
the last set of games in a competition:
Do you think she will make it to the finals this year in the US Open?
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final noun (EXAM)

finals [ plural ] UK
the exams taken at the end of a university or college course:
take your finals I'm taking my finals in June.
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[ C ] US (also final exam)
a test taken on a subject at the end of a school year or college course:
The final exam for this class will be on 21 May.
When is your chemistry/French/algebra final?
I've got three finals left for the year, and then I'm done.
If you fail the final exam, you will have to retake the class.
Finals week starts next Monday, so I'll be busy studying until then.
final
verb
uk/ˈfaɪ.nəl/ us/ˈfaɪ.nəl/ UK -ll- or US -l-
[ I ] informal
to reach the final of a competition (= the last in a series of games, races, etc., usually the one in which the winner is chosen):
I have finalled at several prestigious national tournaments.
She also finalled in the 50m and 100m freestyle events.
(Definition of final from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

final | American Dictionary

final
us/ˈfɑɪ·nəl/

final adjective [not gradable] (LAST)

last:
The other team scored twice in the final minute.
The recommendation will be sent to the City Council for final approval.
infml I’m not coming and that’s final (= I do not want to discuss it any longer).
final
us/ˈfɑɪ·nəl/

final noun [C usually pl] (COMPETITION)

the last in a series of games, races, or competitions:
The women’s basketball finals will be on Sunday.

finalist

noun [ C ] us/ˈfɑɪn·əl·əst/
a finalist for the award
(Definition of final from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

final | Business English

final
adjective
uk/ˈfaɪnəl/ us
last in a series, or happening for the last time:
final payment/instalment/dividend Shareholders will get a final payment of 30.2p a share through the issue of redeemable shares.
final quarter/stage/period Sales jumped in the final quarter, reaching $53.8 million.
final warning/notice/reminder He was fined two weeks' wages and given a final warning about his conduct.
final review/inspection/report The realtor will do a final inspection of the property on Thursday.
Our offer is final.
Once you sign the agreement it's final.
final decision/ruling/judgement The German courts are expected to make a final ruling in September.
the most correct or most complete possible:
final estimate/balance/invoice Any fees already paid will be deducted from the final balance.
final draft/release/version The final draft includes spreadsheets and an updated sales forecast.
final result/product/design Construction will be postponed until the council approves the building's final design.
(Definition of final from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of final

final
In the model, word final stops and fricatives were given weaker representations in the normal case to reflect their lower salience.
For parsimony, these additional paths were not included in the final models.
The list of all paths from the initial node to the final node is subscripted out of the array paths_ar.
It has been found that radiation transport plays an essential role at stagnation phase, determining the final distribution of density and temperature.
The final focal radius is about 2.4 mm in the case with the insulator guide.
If the final syllable does not have a long vowel or end in two or more consonants, the initial syllable is stressed.
In the final 57-item version, items are grouped into 14 domains representing the common methodological themes of economic evaluation.
As a final reading, however, this conclusion must necessarily discount two things.
The final personal characteristic we examine is country of birth, which has not been as extensively studied in the literature as the other personal characteristics.
However, the structural similarities encountered on the level of the facts summarized by the final judgements indicate certain basic lines of intra-familial conflict.
The final population included 35 women and 7 men, the majority of whom suffered from malignant breast tumors (34 persons).
85 are acknowledged for suggestions that resulted in substantial improvements in the final manuscript.
A final source of the conflicting results may lie in the left - right and yes - no decision tasks.
For present purposes, this final distinction is not pertinent.
Even in the final period of our study, 1825-1849, almost two-thirds of the transfers between parents and children involved retirement.
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Collocations with final

final

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division final
They elected to take a bye through to the division final.
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final out
The costs we are helping to meet are the final out-turn costs.
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final second
The decisive game came down to the final second.
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Translations of final

in Chinese (Traditional)
最後的,最終的, 競賽, 決賽…
in Chinese (Simplified)
最后的,最终的, 竞赛, 决赛…
in Spanish
final, último, definitiva…
in Portuguese
final, último, final [masculine-feminine]…
शेवटचं/शेवटचा/शेवटची, अखेरचं /अखेरचा/अखेरची, खेळ…
最後の, 決勝戦, 最後(さいご)の…
son, final, sonuncu…
dernier/-ière, final/-ale, définitif/-ive…
final, darrer…
laatste, definitief, finale…
கடைசி/கடைசியாக/இறுதியாக, தொடர்ச்சியான விளையாட்டுகள், பந்தயங்கள் அல்லது போட்டிகளில் கடைசியாக…
अंतिम, फाइनल, खेलों…
છેવટનું, અંતિમ, છેલ્લું…
sidste, endelig, uigenkaldelig…
sista, slutgiltig, final…
terakhir, muktamad…
letzt, endgültig, das Finale…
sist, avsluttende, endelig…
آخری, فائنل, اختتامی…
кінцевий, останній, остаточний…
చివరి, గేమ్‌లు, రేసులు లేదా పోటీల శ్రేణిలో చివరిది…
চূড়ান্ত, সর্বশেষ, শেষ…
poslední, konečný, finále…
terakhir, pasti, final…
สุดท้าย, ที่สิ้นสุด, ขั้นสุดท้าย…
cuối cùng, quyết định, dứt khoát…
ostatni, ostateczny, finał…
마지막의, 마지막…
ultimo, finale, definitivo…
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