final

/'fainl/
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final

The student studies for the final exam.

Definition
  1. Adjective:

    • Conclusive and not subject to change: Describes a decision, answer, or state that is definitive and cannot be altered or appealed.
    • Occurring at the end: Describes something that comes last in a sequence, process, or series of events.
  2. Noun:

    • A decisive last match or game: The last contest in a tournament or series, which decides the ultimate winner.
    • A final examination: An important test taken at the end of an academic term or course.
Examples
  • Adjective:

    • The judge's ruling is final. (The decision cannot be changed.)
    • This is my final offer. (This is my last and definitive offer.)
    • We are in the final stages of the project. (We are in the last phases of the project.)
  • Noun:

    • Our team has reached the final. (Our team has qualified for the last, championship match.)
    • I have to study for my history final. (I need to prepare for my end-of-term history exam.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Final say": The ultimate authority to make a decision.
    • The editor-in-chief has the final say on all published articles.
  • "Final nail in the coffin": An event that causes the definite failure or end of something.
    • The lost contract was the final nail in the coffin for the struggling company.
  • "In the final analysis": When everything has been considered; ultimately.
    • In the final analysis, the success of the mission depended on teamwork.
Variants and Related Words
  • Finale (n): The last part of a piece of music or a public performance.
    • The concert ended with a spectacular finale.
  • Finalize (v): To complete the last part of a plan or agreement.
    • We will finalize the contract details tomorrow.
  • Finally (adv): After a long time or delay; at last.
    • She finally arrived at the station.
  • Finality (n): The quality of being final and irreversible.
    • There was a sense of finality in his goodbye.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Last, ultimate, conclusive, decisive, terminal.
  • Noun: Championship (game), decider, endgame, concluding exam.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • "Play the final": To participate in the last match of a competition.
    • After a great season, they earned the right to play the final.
Related Idioms
  • "The final curtain": The end of an event or period, often used in the context of a career or life.
    • The actor took his bow as the final curtain fell on his illustrious career.
  • "Final straw" (or "the last straw"): The last in a series of unpleasant events that makes a situation unbearable.
    • When he was late for the third time, it was the final straw.
final

The student studies for the final exam.

Adjective
  1. not to be altered or undone
    • the judge's decision is final
    • the arbiter will have the last say
  2. conclusive in a process or progression
    • the final answer
    • a last resort
    • the net result
  3. occurring at or forming an end or termination
    • his concluding words came as a surprise
    • the final chapter
    • the last days of the dinosaurs
    • terminal leave
Noun
  1. an examination administered at the end of an academic term
  2. the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament