ultimately

Language

English

Etymology

From ultimate +‎ -lyCategory:English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial)#ULTIMATELY.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt.lɪ/, /ˈʌl.tɪ.mət.li/Category:English 4-syllable words#ULTIMATELYCategory:English 4-syllable words#ULTIMATELYCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ULTIMATELY
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
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(General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt.li/, [ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪɾ.li]Category:English 4-syllable words#ULTIMATELY Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ULTIMATELY, IPA^(key): /ˈʌl.tə.mət.li/Category:English 4-syllable words#ULTIMATELY Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ULTIMATELY^[1]
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈɐl.tɪ.mɪt.li/, [ˈɐl.tɪ.mɪɾ.li]Category:English 4-syllable words#ULTIMATELY Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ULTIMATELY
Hyphenation: ul‧tim‧ate‧ly

Adverb

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Indicating the last item.
Synonyms: at last, finally, in the end; see also Thesaurus:lastly

Firstly,… Secondly,… Ultimately,…Category:English terms with usage examples#ULTIMATELY
Indicating the most important action.
Synonyms: at the end of the day, when all is said and done; see also Thesaurus:fundamentally

Ultimately, he will have to make a decision before the end of the week.Category:English terms with usage examples#ULTIMATELY
In the end; finally.
- 2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC Sport‎, archived from the original on 15 July 2020:
  That Wolves reached half-time on level terms had much to do with the ultimately luckless Hennessey, who was in action in the opening minute to tip away Samir Nasri's shot following a City corner.
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(linguistics Category:en:Linguistics#ULTIMATELY) Used to indicate the etymon at which a given etymological derivation terminates.
Cognate to Gottscheerish boßər, bàsser. Ultimately cognate to standard High German Wasser.Category:English terms with usage examples#ULTIMATELY

Shortened from maxiature, ultimately from Latin maximus ("large").Category:English terms with usage examples#ULTIMATELY

Ultimately from Latin equus ("horse").Category:English terms with usage examples#ULTIMATELY

Translations

indicating the last item — see also lastly,‎ finally

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Bulgarian: накрая (bg) (nakraja)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#ULTIMATELY
Catalan: finalment (ca)Category:Terms with Catalan translations#ULTIMATELY
Chinese:
Mandarin: 最後 / 最后 (zh) (zuìhòu)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#ULTIMATELY Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#ULTIMATELY
Czech: nakonec (cs)Category:Terms with Czech translations#ULTIMATELY
Danish: til sidstCategory:Terms with Danish translations#ULTIMATELY
Finnish: viimeiseksiCategory:Terms with Finnish translations#ULTIMATELY, lopuksi (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#ULTIMATELY
French: ultimo (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#ULTIMATELY
Georgian: საბოლოოდ (sabolood)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#ULTIMATELY, საბოლოო ჯამში (saboloo ǯamši)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#ULTIMATELY, ბოლოს და ბოლოს (bolos da bolos)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#ULTIMATELY
German: schließlich (de)Category:Terms with German translations#ULTIMATELY
Hungarian: végül (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#ULTIMATELY
Italian: infine (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#ULTIMATELY, per ultimoCategory:Terms with Italian translations#ULTIMATELY, per ultima cosaCategory:Terms with Italian translations#ULTIMATELY, in fin dei conti (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#ULTIMATELY
Japanese: 最終的に (ja) (さいしゅうてきに, saishūteki ni)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#ULTIMATELY
Norwegian:
Bokmål: til sistCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#ULTIMATELY, til sluttCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#ULTIMATELY
Persian: درنهایت (darnahâyat)Category:Terms with Persian translations#ULTIMATELY, نهایتاً (nahâyatan)Category:Terms with Persian translations#ULTIMATELY
Polish: ostatecznie (pl)Category:Terms with Polish translations#ULTIMATELY
Portuguese: finalmente (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#ULTIMATELY, no fim das contasCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#ULTIMATELY (idiomatic)
Romanian: la urma urmeiCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#ULTIMATELY, în definitivCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#ULTIMATELY
Russian: в конце́ концо́в (ru) (v koncé koncóv)Category:Terms with Russian translations#ULTIMATELY, (и) наконе́ц (ru) ((i) nakonéc)Category:Terms with Russian translations#ULTIMATELY, после́днее (ru) (poslédneje)Category:Terms with Russian translations#ULTIMATELY
Spanish: finalmente (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#ULTIMATELY, por últimoCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#ULTIMATELY, últimamente (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#ULTIMATELY
Turkish: nihayet (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#ULTIMATELY
Ukrainian: зре́штою (uk) (zréštoju)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#ULTIMATELY
Walloon: al fén (wa)Category:Terms with Walloon translations#ULTIMATELY, al fén do conte (wa)Category:Terms with Walloon translations#ULTIMATELY

indicating the most important action

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Bulgarian: в края на краищата (v kraja na kraištata)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#ULTIMATELY
Chinese:
Mandarin: 最終 / 最终 (zh) (zuìzhōng)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#ULTIMATELY Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#ULTIMATELY
Danish: til syvende og sidstCategory:Terms with Danish translations#ULTIMATELY, når alt kommer til alt (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#ULTIMATELY, når det kommer til stykket (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#ULTIMATELY
Finnish: ennen kaikkea (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#ULTIMATELY
German: letztendlich (de)Category:Terms with German translations#ULTIMATELY
Irish: i ndeireadh na dálaCategory:Terms with Irish translations#ULTIMATELY
Italian: alla fine (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#ULTIMATELY, per ultimoCategory:Terms with Italian translations#ULTIMATELY, in definitiva (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#ULTIMATELY
Japanese: 最終的に (ja) (さいしゅうてきに, saishūteki ni)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#ULTIMATELY
Norwegian:
Bokmål: til syvende og sistCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#ULTIMATELY, når alt kommer til altCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#ULTIMATELY, når det kommer til stykket (no)Category:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#ULTIMATELY
Portuguese: principalmente (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#ULTIMATELY, no fim das contasCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#ULTIMATELY (idiomatic)
Russian: в коне́чном счёте (v konéčnom sčóte)Category:Terms with Russian translations#ULTIMATELY, в коне́чном ито́ге (v konéčnom itóge)Category:Terms with Russian translations#ULTIMATELY
Spanish: a fin de cuentas (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#ULTIMATELY, al fin y al caboCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#ULTIMATELY, en última instanciaCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#ULTIMATELY, ultimadamente (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#ULTIMATELY, a la largaCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#ULTIMATELY, en definitivaCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#ULTIMATELY, últimamente (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#ULTIMATELY
Turkish: sonunda (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#ULTIMATELY
Ukrainian: зре́штою (uk) (zréštoju)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#ULTIMATELY

References

↑ https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ultimately

Further reading

“ultimately”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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