Meaning of final | Babel Free
ˈfaɪnl̩Definitions
- Last, final.
- Last; ultimate.
- Conclusive; decisive.
- Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
- Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
- Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.
Equivalents
Examples
“final solution; the final day of a school term”
“Yet despair not of his final pardon.”
“a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue”
“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.”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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