Final

Definitions of "final"

• Forming or occurring at the end; last. adjective
• Of or constituting the end result of a succession or process; ultimate: synonym: last. adjective
• Not to be changed or reconsidered; unalterable. adjective
• Something that comes at or forms the end, especially. noun
• The last or one of the last of a series of contests. noun
• The last examination of an academic course. noun
• Pertaining to the end or conclusion; ultimate; conclusive; last: as, the final issue or event of things; a final effort.
• Respecting the end or object to be gained; having regard to the purpose or ultimate end in view. See cause, 1.
• In law: Precluding further controversy on the questions passed upon: as, a statute declaring that the decision of a specified court shall be final.
• Precluding further controversy on the questions passed upon, except by way of appeal: as, a final accounting by an executor or administrator—that is, an account which has been adjudicated after hearing, or opportunity for objections, as distinguished from a voluntary or unadjudicated account.
• Determining completely the rights of the parties, so that no further decision upon the merits of the issues is necessary: as, a final judgment or decree—that is, one that is ready for execution, or for review by an appellate court, as distinguished from an interlocutory judgment or decree, or one that is preliminary to a further hearing and decision on details, before its execution or review by appeal.
• Synonyms Final, Eventual, Ultimate, Conclusive. Final, coming at the end or at last, marks mainly the circumstance of being the last or at the last. Eventual has reference rather more to the outcome of events. Ultimate is like eventual in that respect: an ultimate object is that to which all one's actions tend as their aim and crowning point; in this sense it is a sort of superlative, with ulterior as the corresponding comparative. Conclusive, like decisive, is active; it means final by closing or settling, putting a stop to any further question or procedure: as, a conclusive argument, step, decision.
• That which is last; that which forms an end or termination; specifically, in Gregorian music, the tone in each mode with which melodies must end: in authentic modes the lowest tone, and in plagal modes the fourth tone from the bottom. The final corresponds in part to the modern key-note or tonic. noun
• 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
• See under Cause. adjective
• 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 word "final" in example sentences

$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]

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

"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]

"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]

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]

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]

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

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]