Alternative forms

• finall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#FINALCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#FINAL final, fynal, fynall, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#FINAL final, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#FINAL fīnālis (“of or relating to the end or to boundaries”), from fīnis (“end”); see fine. Replaced native English endly (“final”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪnl̩/Category:English 2-syllable words#FINALCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#FINAL

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• (General American) enPR: fī'nəl, IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪn(ə)l/, [-nəɫ]Category:English 2-syllable words#FINALCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#FINAL

• Audio (General American):

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• Hyphenation: fi‧nal
• Rhymes: -aɪnəlCategory:Rhymes:English/aɪnəl#FINALCategory:Rhymes:English/aɪnəl/2 syllables#FINAL

Noun

final (plural finals)Category:English lemmas#FINALCategory:English nouns#FINALCategory:English countable nouns#FINALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. (Canada, USCategory:Canadian English#FINALCategory:American English#FINAL, PhilippinesCategory:Philippine English#FINAL) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
   • 2005 April 13, Robert MacMillan, “Steal This Song”, in The Washington Post, retrieved 3 Oct. 2008:

     It was tough cramming for those midterms and finals, staying up 72 hours straight hepped up on caffeine and pizza.

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2. (Oxbridge slangCategory:en:Universities#FINALCategory:Cambridge University slang#FINALCategory:Oxford University slang#FINAL) A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
3. (sportsCategory:en:Sports#FINAL) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
4. (phonologyCategory:en:Phonology#FINAL) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
5. (musicCategory:en:Music#FINAL) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.

Adjective

final (comparative more final, superlative most final)Category:English lemmas#FINALCategory:English adjectives#FINALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. Last; ultimate.

   final solution;   the final day of a school termCategory:English terms with usage examples#FINAL

   • 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:

     Yet despair not of his final pardon.

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2. Conclusive; decisive.

   a final judgment;   the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issueCategory:English terms with usage examples#FINAL

3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
5. (grammarCategory:en:Grammar#FINAL) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
6. (linguisticsCategory:en:Linguistics#FINAL) Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.
   • 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:

     Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.

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Verb

final (third-person singular simple present finals, present participle (US) finaling or (UK) finalling, simple past and past participle (US) finaled or (UK) finalled)Category:English lemmas#FINALCategory:English verbs#FINALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#FINAL, sportsCategory:en:Sports#FINAL, colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#FINAL) To qualify for the final round of a competition.

   Mike finalled in both the 400 meter and the 800 meter races.Category:English terms with usage examples#FINAL

   • 2007 January 30, Archive Team, “A Day in the Life: Dennis Baker, Day 1”, in Swimming World‎:

     Early in his swimming career, Baker finaled in the 200 fly at both the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Trials and was a two-time Pacific 10 Champion in the event for the University of Arizona.

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   • 2009 October 5, Archive Team, “Swimming World Six Star Kasey Carlson Makes College Pledge”, in Swimming World‎:

     Last year, Carlson would have A finaled in the 100-yard breast (58.75) and B finaled in the 200-yard breast (2:09.66).

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   • 2011 September 1, Harry Pearson, “London 2012 can legacy by verbing the noun”, in The Guardian‎:

     Vocab-wise, medalling and PB-ing are now totally part-and-parcelled, and most experts in South Korea believe podiumed, finalled and all-comered are not far off lexiconing.

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   • 2021 January 17, Chandler Brandes, “UNC Snags Verbal from Sprinter Tyler Roberton of Tampa Bay Aquatics for 2022-23”, in Swimming World‎:

     In Summer 2019, he finaled in a pair of events at Gainesville Sectionals before going on to take 22nd in the 100m and 200m free at Greensboro Futures.

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Related terms

Further reading

• “final”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “final”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Falin, alfin, flain

Etymology

From LatinCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Latin#FINALCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#FINAL fīnālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [fiˈnal]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#FINAL

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Adjective

final m or f (masculine and feminine plural finals)Category:Catalan lemmas#FINALCategory:Catalan adjectives#FINALCategory:Catalan epicene adjectives#FINALCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. final

   Synonyms: darrer, últim

Noun

final m (plural finals)Category:Catalan lemmas#FINALCategory:Catalan nouns#FINALCategory:Catalan countable nouns#FINALCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Catalan masculine nouns#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. end (last point or moment of something)

   Synonym: fi

2. finale (chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works)

Noun

final f (plural finals)Category:Catalan lemmas#FINALCategory:Catalan nouns#FINALCategory:Catalan countable nouns#FINALCategory:Catalan feminine nouns with no feminine ending#FINALCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Catalan feminine nouns#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. (sportsCategory:ca:Sports#FINAL, competitions) final, final round

Etymology

From EnglishCategory:Chinese terms derived from English#FINAL final.

Pronunciation

Noun

finalCategory:Chinese lemmas#FINALCategory:Chinese nouns#FINALCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. final; final examination

Etymology

From ItalianCategory:Crimean Tatar terms derived from Italian#FINAL finale, from LatinCategory:Crimean Tatar terms derived from Latin#FINAL fīnālis, from fīnis (“end”).

Noun

finalCategory:Crimean Tatar lemmas#FINALCategory:Crimean Tatar nouns#FINALCategory:Crimean Tatar entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. a final

Adjective

finalCategory:Crimean Tatar lemmas#FINALCategory:Crimean Tatar adjectives#FINALCategory:Crimean Tatar entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. final

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.nal/Category:French 2-syllable words#FINALCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#FINAL

Etymology 1

From LatinCategory:French terms derived from Latin#FINAL fīnālis.

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from ItalianCategory:French semantic loans from Italian#FINALCategory:French terms derived from Italian#FINAL finale.

Further reading

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

Etymology

18th century, from LatinCategory:German terms derived from Latin#FINAL finālis, perhaps in part through FrenchCategory:German terms derived from French#FINAL final. Recently revived to some degree by influence of EnglishCategory:German terms derived from English#FINAL final.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈnaːl/Category:German 2-syllable words#FINALCategory:German terms with IPA pronunciation#FINAL
• Rhymes: -aːlCategory:Rhymes:German/aːl#FINALCategory:Rhymes:German/aːl/2 syllables#FINAL

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Adjective

final (strong nominative masculine singular finaler, not comparable)Category:German lemmas#FINALCategory:German adjectives#FINALCategory:German uncomparable adjectives#FINALCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. (grammarCategory:de:Grammar#FINAL) final, expressing purpose
2. (higher registerCategory:German higher register terms#FINAL) final, conclusive, irrevocable (that which will not or cannot be changed anymore, sometimes implying death)

   Synonyms: endgültig, abschließend, unwiderruflich, entscheidend, letztlich

   der finale Wortlaut der Verträge ― the final wording of the contractsCategory:German terms with usage examples#FINAL

   das finale Krankheitsstadium ― the final stage of the illnessCategory:German terms with usage examples#FINAL

   finaler Rettungsschuss ― deadly force (literally, “final [i.e. lethal] rescue shot”)Category:German terms with usage examples#FINAL

   • 2020, Max-Emanuel Geis, Kommunalrecht. Ein Studienbuch, 5th edition, München: C.H. Beck, →ISBN, Sect. 3 Rn. 44, page 20:

     In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern wurde, auch aus Gründen der dünnen Besiedelung, die noch deutlich drastischere Reduzierung von zwölf auf sechs Landkreise und die Umwandlung von vier der sechs kreisfreien Städte zu Kreisstädten im Jahr 2011 durchgeführt. Auch hier blieben entsprechende Landesverfassungsbeschwerden final erfolglos.

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3. (rareCategory:German terms with rare senses#FINAL, pompous, chiefly anglicism) final, last

   Synonym: letzter

   die finalen Minuten vor dem großen Auftritt ― the final minutes before the big gigCategory:German terms with usage examples#FINAL

Etymology

From FrenchCategory:Haitian Creole terms derived from French#FINAL final (“final”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /final/Category:Haitian Creole terms with IPA pronunciation#FINAL

Adjective

finalCategory:Haitian Creole lemmas#FINALCategory:Haitian Creole adjectives#FINALCategory:Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. final

Etymology

Borrowed from DutchCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch#FINALCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Dutch#FINAL finaal, from Middle FrenchCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Middle French#FINAL final, ultimately from Late LatinCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Late Latin#FINAL fīnālis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈfinal/ [ˈfi.nal]Category:Indonesian 2-syllable words#FINALCategory:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#FINAL
• Rhymes: -inalCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/inal#FINALCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/inal/2 syllables#FINAL
• Syllabification: fi‧nal

Noun

final (plural final-final)Category:Indonesian lemmas#FINALCategory:Indonesian nouns#FINALCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. Finale; a final conclusion, an end.

Adjective

final (comparative lebih final, superlative paling final)Category:Indonesian lemmas#FINALCategory:Indonesian adjectives#FINALCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. Final; latest, last, ultimate.

   Synonym: terakhir

Further reading

• “final”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Adjective

final (apocopated)Category:Italian non-lemma forms#FINALCategory:Italian adjective forms#FINALCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. apocopic form of finaleCategory:Italian apocopic forms#FINAL

Noun

final mCategory:Italian non-lemma forms#FINALCategory:Italian noun forms#FINALCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. apocopic form of finaleCategory:Italian apocopic forms#FINAL

Anagrams

• fin là, flani, linfa

Adjective

final mCategory:Ladin lemmas#FINALCategory:Ladin adjectives#FINALCategory:Ladin entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL (feminine singular finala, masculine plural finai, feminine plural finales)

1. final

Adjective

final m (oblique and nominative feminine singular finale)Category:Old French lemmas#FINALCategory:Old French adjectives#FINALCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. final, definitive, last

Etymology

Borrowed from Late LatinCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Late Latin#FINALCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Late Latin#FINAL fīnālis, from fīnis. By surface analysis, fim +‎ -alCategory:Portuguese terms suffixed with -al#FINAL.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -al, -awCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/al#FINALCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/al/2 syllables#FINALCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/aw#FINALCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/aw/2 syllables#FINAL
• Hyphenation: fi‧nal

Adjective

final m or f (plural finais)Category:Portuguese lemmas#FINALCategory:Portuguese adjectives#FINALCategory:Portuguese epicene adjectives#FINALCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. final, ultimate, last

   Synonyms: derradeiro, último

   • 2013, Marcio Arribabenne, F(r) - A lógica da resolução das questões usando apenas multiplicação e divisão, Clube dos Autores, →ISBN, page 85:

     Seguindo o conceito de fração, calculamos 1/3 de 900, tendo como resultado a quantidade de 300 livros. Logo depois, calculamos 1/5 de 300 e obtemos a resposta final, de 60 livros. Lembrando que um terço e um quinto são sinônimos, respectivamente, de terça parte e quinta parte. Podemos escrever, matematicamente, que: 1/3 de 900 = 900:3 = 300 ==> 1/5 de 300 = 300:5 = 60.

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Noun

final m (plural finais)Category:Portuguese lemmas#FINALCategory:Portuguese nouns#FINALCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#FINALCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. end

   Synonyms: fim, término

   • 2006, Editora Sinodal, Celebrar Natal em família e comunidade, →ISBN, page 32:

     Participar de um amigo secreto realmente é bastante divertido, principalmente quando a turma é animada. Porém, no final da brincadeira, ganhar algo que não agrada pode ser decepcionante.

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     Category:Portuguese terms with quotations#FINALCategory:Requests for translations of Portuguese quotations#FINAL

Noun

final f (plural finais)Category:Portuguese lemmas#FINALCategory:Portuguese nouns#FINALCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#FINALCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. (sportsCategory:pt:Sports#FINAL) final

Further reading

• “final”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “final”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#FINALCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#FINAL final, from LatinCategory:Romanian terms derived from Latin#FINAL finalis. By surface analysis, fine +‎ -alCategory:Romanian terms suffixed with -al#FINAL.

Adjective

final m or n (feminine singular finală, masculine plural finali, feminine/neuter plural finale)Category:Romanian lemmas#FINALCategory:Romanian adjectives#FINALCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. final

Noun

final m inan (Cyrillic spelling финал)Category:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#FINALCategory:Serbo-Croatian nouns#FINALCategory:Requests for accents in Serbo-Croatian noun entries#FINALCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine inanimate nouns#FINALCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns#FINALCategory:Serbo-Croatian inanimate nouns#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. (linguisticsCategory:sh:Linguistics#FINAL) final (last letter of word)
2. (sportsCategory:sh:Sports#FINAL) final

Etymology

From LatinCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#FINAL fīnālisCategory:Spanish undefined derivations#FINAL. By surface analysis, fin +‎ -alCategory:Spanish terms suffixed with -al#FINAL.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈnal/ [fiˈnal]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#FINALCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#FINAL

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -alCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/al#FINALCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/al/2 syllables#FINAL
• Syllabification: fi‧nal

Adjective

final m or f (masculine and feminine plural finales, superlative finalísimo)Category:Spanish lemmas#FINALCategory:Spanish adjectives#FINALCategory:Spanish epicene adjectives#FINALCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. final (last, ultimate)

   Synonym: último

2. final (conclusive, decisive)

   Synonym: concluyente

Noun

final m (plural finales)Category:Spanish lemmas#FINALCategory:Spanish nouns#FINALCategory:Spanish countable nouns#FINALCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. end (the terminal point of something in space or time)

   Synonyms: fin, término

Noun

final f (plural finales)Category:Spanish lemmas#FINALCategory:Spanish nouns#FINALCategory:Spanish countable nouns#FINALCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Spanish feminine nouns#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. (sportsCategory:es:Sports#FINAL) final (the last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined)

Further reading

• “final”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪˈnɑːl/Category:Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation#FINAL

Etymology 1

Borrowed from ItalianCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from Italian#FINALCategory:Swedish terms derived from Italian#FINAL finale and FrenchCategory:Swedish terms derived from French#FINAL final from LatinCategory:Swedish terms derived from Latin#FINAL finālis, from fīnis + -ālis.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from English#FINALCategory:Swedish terms derived from English#FINAL final.

Anagrams

• flina

Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Turkish terms borrowed from French#FINALCategory:Turkish terms derived from French#FINAL final.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈnal/Category:Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation#FINAL
• Hyphenation: fi‧nal

Noun

final (definite accusative finali, plural finaller)Category:Turkish lemmas#FINALCategory:Turkish nouns#FINALCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#FINALCategory:Pages with entries#FINALCategory:Pages with 17 entries#FINAL

1. the end
2. (educationCategory:tr:Education#FINAL) the final exam
3. (musicCategory:tr:Music#FINAL) finale
4. (sportsCategory:tr:Sports#FINAL) in tournaments: the last contest