in fine en · ADV
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin in fīne.
Meanings
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(archaic) Ultimately, in the end; in conclusion.
[…]the church was told in fine that Brother Ayer must stop his singing[…]
1961, “Trouble In The Amen Corner”, performed by Jim Reeves:All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.
1780, Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article I:“In fine, we thought that he was everything / To make us wish that we were in his place.”
1897, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Richard Cory:Presently, when they had exchanged a few kisses, and questions in broken English on one side, he began to unbutton, and, in fine, stripped into his shirt.
1749, John Cleland, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, Penguin, published 1985, page 66:“My temper is sweet, and my character without blemish. In fine, Miss Dobson, I am a most desirable parti.”
1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:Then again, why should there not be an ‘Emigration Service,’ and Secretary, with adjuncts, with funds, forces, idle Navy-ships, and ever-increasing apparatus; in fine an effective system of Emigration; […]
1843, Thomas Carlyle, “III, The One Institution”, in Past and Present, book 4: