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in the end en · ADP

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. Eventually, finally.
   • Both sides will be disappointed not to have claimed their second win of the season, but in the end each had reasons to be grateful for the point. 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport:
   • Where the Czech upstart [Lukáš] Rosol, ranked 100 in the world, all but blew [Rafael] Nadal's head off with his blunderbuss in a fifth set of unrivalled intensity on Thursday night, [Julien] Benneteau, a more artful citizen, used a rapier to hurt his vaunted foe before falling just short of a kill. In the end, it was he who staggered from the scene of the fight. 2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2016:
   • He got his comeuppance in the end.
   • We had a great day at the beach and in the end we had ice cream.
   • I refused to go with them, but in the end I was persuaded.
2. After a thorough examination of the situation.
   • In the end I think she'll be better off going to the same school as her friends.

Synonyms

deep down · all things considered (after thorough examination of the situation) · ultimately · in conclusion · at last (eventually, finally) · in fine

Translations (45)

pl koniec końców (eventually, finally) · hu végül (eventually, finally) · id akhirnya (eventually, finally) · cmn 最終 /最终 (eventually, finally) · ko 결국 (eventually, finally) · nn til slutt (eventually, finally) · nl uiteindelijk (eventually, finally) · fa در نهایت (eventually, finally) · fi lopulta (eventually, finally) · gl ao cabo (eventually, finally) · de letztendlich (eventually, finally) · bg най-накрая (eventually, finally) · ka ბოლოს და ბოლოს (eventually, finally) · cmn 終於 /终于 (eventually, finally) · es a la postre (eventually, finally) · gd aig a' cheann thall (eventually, finally) · nb til slutt (eventually, finally) · sv till slut (eventually, finally) · es finalmente (eventually, finally) · ga faoi dheireadh (eventually, finally) · fi loppujen lopuksi (eventually, finally) · ka საბოლოოდ (eventually, finally) · es al fin y al cabo (eventually, finally) · non um síðir (eventually, finally) · fr en fin de compte (eventually, finally) · cs nakonec (eventually, finally) · ca comptat i debatut (eventually, finally) · bg в края на краищата (after a thorough examination of the situation) · bg накрая (eventually, finally) · es al cabo (eventually, finally) · pl w końcu (eventually, finally) · pt no fim (eventually, finally) · gl á fin (eventually, finally) · pl w ostatecznym rozrachunku (eventually, finally) · ml ഒടുവിൽ (eventually, finally) · is að lokum (eventually, finally) · ka საბოლოო ჯამში (eventually, finally) · es al final (eventually, finally) · ang æt nīehstan (eventually, finally) · kk ең соңында (eventually, finally) · ru в конце́ концо́в (eventually, finally) · el τελικά (eventually, finally) · es al fin (eventually, finally) · ro la urmă de tot (eventually, finally) · ja 結局 (eventually, finally)