Final Meaning
/ˈfaɪnl̩/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
nounA final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
Sentence Examples
Our professor promised to hold off on the final exam for another week.
I have to give myself up to study for my final exams.
She reached the final of the 100m hurdles.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He made his ____ decision after thinking about the job offer for three days.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ score of the match was two to one, with the local team winning in the last minute.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
"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:
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He made his ____ decision after thinking about the job offer for three days.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ score of the match was two to one, with the local team winning in the last minute.