final

Syllables: fi·nal/ˈfaɪnl̩//ˈfaɪn(ə)l/

final noun: a final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

Noun

final (plural finals)

(Canada, Philippines, US) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- It was tough cramming for those midterms and finals, staying up 72 hours straight hepped up on caffeine and pizza.2005 April 13, Robert MacMillan, “Steal This Song”, in The Washington Post, retrieved 03 Oct 2008
(Oxbridge slang) A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
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)

Last; ultimate.
- final solution; the final day of a school term
- Yet despair not of his final pardon.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
Synonyms:

dernier, endly, terminal
Conclusive; decisive.
- a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue
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.
- 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.1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC

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)

(colloquial, intransitive) To qualify for the final round of a competition.
- Mike finalled in both the 400 meter and the 800 meter races.
- 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.2007 January 30, Archive Team, “A Day in the Life: Dennis Baker, Day 1”, in Swimming World

final meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

final in Hindi

last; ultimate: अंतिम antim, अंत्य antya, आखिर ākhir

final in Marathi

last; ultimate: शेवटचे śevaṭce, शेवटचा śevaṭcā, शेवटची śevaṭcī, अंतिम antim

final in Urdu

final: اخیر axīr, چرم caram
final, last: آخری āxirī

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final in Bengali: শেষ śeś, আখেরী akheri
final in Telugu: పరిక్ష parikṣa, చివరి civari, ఆఖరు ākharu, అంతం antaṁ
final in Malayalam: അവസാന avasāna
final in Kannada: ಅಂತಿಮ, ಅಂತಿಮ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ, ಕಡೆಯ ಸಂಚಿಕೆ, ಕೊನೆಯ
final in Punjabi: ਫਾਈਨਲ, ਅੰਤਿਮ, ਅੰਤਮ
final in Gujarati: છેલ્લું chellũ
final in Odia: ପରା parā, ପଶ୍ଚିମ paścima
final in Sanskrit: अन्तिम antima, पर pára
final in Nepali: फाइनल
final in Tagalog: pangwakas
final in Persian: فینال finâl, آخرین, نهایی
final in Vietnamese: chung kết, vận mẫu, âm cuối, cuối

Examples of final in a sentence

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).2009 May 10, Archive Team, “Swimming World Six Star Kasey Carlson Makes College Pledge”, in Swimming World:
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.2011 January 9, Harry Pearson, “London 2012 can legacy by verbing the noun”, in The Guardian:
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.2021 January 17, Chandler Brandes, “UNC Snags Verbal from Sprinter Tyler Roberton of Tampa Bay Aquatics for 2022-23”, in Swimming World:

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Forms of final

Noun
plural	finals
alternative form	finall
Adjective
comparative	more final
superlative	most final
Verb
third-person singular present	finals
present participle US	finaling
present participle UK	finalling
past participle US	finaled
past US	finaled
past participle UK	finalled
past UK	finalled

Plural of final: finals

Origin of final

From Middle English final, fynal, fynall, from Old French final, from Latin fīnālis (“of or relating to the end or to boundaries”), from fīnis (“end”); see fine. Replaced native English endly (“final”).

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Questions about final

What does final mean?: Final means a final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
What is final in Hindi?: Final in Hindi is अंतिम (antim), अंत्य (antya), आखिर (ākhir). See Final meaning in Hindi.
How do you use final in a sentence?: 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).
What part of speech is final?: Final can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce final?: Final is pronounced /ˈfaɪnl̩/ (UK).
What is the plural of final?: The plural of final is finals.

Words near final in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: final (page history and authors); final (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); آخری (Urdu) (page history and authors); അവസാന (Malayalam) (page history and authors); final (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); final (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ପରା (Odia) (page history and authors); अन्तिम (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); final (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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