Final

Definitions of "final"

• Forming or occurring at the end; last: the final scene of a film. adjective
• Of or constituting the end result of a succession or process; ultimate: an act with both an immediate and a final purpose. adjective
• Not to be changed or reconsidered; unalterable: The judge's decision is final. See Synonyms at last1. adjective
• Something that comes at or forms the end, especially: noun
• The last or one of the last of a series of contests: the finals of a state spelling bee. noun
• The last examination of an academic course. noun
• The ending, the last. noun
• A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class. noun
• The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined. noun
• A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.). noun
• the final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology. noun
• last; ultimate adjective
• Conclusive; decisive adjective
• Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view adjective
• word-final, occurring at the end of a word. adjective
• Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate. adjective
• Conclusive; decisive adjective
• Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. adjective
• Pertaining to the end or conclusion; ultimate; conclusive; last: as, the final issue or event of things; a final effort.

The word "final" in example sentences

_edits [$i] - final; if (is_array ($final)) $final = array_slice ($to_lines, $yi, sizeof ($final));. [phpBB.com]

$this-final = $final; function & reverse () $reverse = new diff_op_copy ($this - final, $this-orig); return $reverse;. [phpBB.com]

$this-final = $final; function & reverse () $reverse = new diff_op_change ($this - final, $this-orig); return $reverse;. [phpBB.com]

# there a much better way to do this with some kind of thing, but I can't remember where I saw that note. until [$rounding_digit_location - eq -1]; do final = $final "0". [LinuxQuestions.org]

When I gave him that message it was final -- _final_, do you hear? ". [Flamsted quarries]

But Mr. Panetta's public comments about al Qaeda's decline were the most far-reaching to date about what he described as a final push to defeat the network globally.. [Panetta: U.S. Within Reach of Defeating al Qaeda]

But at a hearing Friday, Cook County Circuit Judge Marya (muh-REE'-uh) Nega granted what she described as a final postponement after allowing Mrs. Wade to dismiss her most recent lawyer.. [Dwyane Wade Divorce Case: Wife May Fire NINTH Lawyer In Two Years]

"If you want to register to be included in what we call the final registration roll, or the FRR, you must be at home.". [Liberia Sets Voter Registration for 2011 Presidential Election]

Michael Jackson's making what he calls his final curtain call.. [CNN Transcript Mar 6, 2009]

DETROIT -- General Motors Co. on Thursday announced what it called the final round of senior-executive departures and appointments, capping new Chief Executive Frederick "Fritz" Henderson's drive to shuffle and simplify the auto maker's upper ranks.. [GM Announces More Executive Departures]

The White House presenting Iraq with what it calls the final text of a draft security agreement and says the ball is now in Baghdad's court.. [CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2008]

Is Hillary Clinton on the short list of what he -- about what he calls his final counselor?. [CNN Transcript Jun 5, 2008]

CLANCY: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saying now that a new U.S. report is what he termed a final blow to critics of Iran's nuclear program.. [CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2007]

He says he backs the plan as what he calls a final attempt to stabilize Iraq.. [CNN Transcript Jan 22, 2007]

The seventh and what they call the final installment of "Harry Potter.". [CNN Transcript Jul 23, 2007]

There he began making short, plotless ballets in a neo-classical style, before what he calls a final fling as a dancer with the Frankfurt Ballet, made famous by choreographer William Forsythe's radical deconstructions of classical dance.. [Great Leap Forward:]