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ultimately en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • [ˈɐl.tɪ.mɪɾ.li] (Australia)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • [ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪɾ.li] (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈʌl.tɪ.mət.li/ (UK)
  • /ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt.li/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈʌl.tə.mət.li/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt.lɪ/ (UK)
  • /ˈɐl.tɪ.mɪt.li/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree English ultimate Middle English -ly English -ly English ultimately From ultimate + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Indicating the last item.
    • Firstly,… Secondly,… Ultimately,…
  2. (not-comparable) Indicating the most important action.
    • Ultimately, he will have to make a decision before the end of the week.
  3. (not-comparable) In the end; finally.
    • That Wolves reached half-time on level terms had much to do with the ultimately luckless Hennessey, who was in action in the opening minute to tip away Samir Nasri's shot following a City corner. 2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2020:
  4. (not-comparable) Used to indicate the etymon at which a given etymological derivation terminates.
    • Cognate to Gottscheerish boßər, bàsser. Ultimately cognate to standard High German Wasser.
    • Ultimately from Latin equus ("horse").
    • Shortened from maxiature, ultimately from Latin maximus ("large").

Synonyms

in effect · when all is said and done · last · endly · at bottom · in the end · basically · ultimately · by definition · at the end of the day · in the end · lastly · deep down · au fond · substantially · essentially · finally · ultimately · fundamentally · at length · in essence · at last · at last · finally · at heart · in the final analysis

Translations (65)

ca finalment (indicating the last item) · uk зре́штою (indicating the last item) · de letztendlich (indicating the most important action) · fi lopuksi (indicating the last item) · pt no fim das contas (indicating the most important action) · da til sidst (indicating the last item) · it infine (indicating the last item) · ru наконе́ц (indicating the last item) · fi ennen kaikkea (indicating the most important action) · nb når alt kommer til alt (indicating the most important action) · ja 最終的に (indicating the most important action) · it per ultimo (indicating the last item) · ja 最終的に (indicating the last item) · fa درنهایت (indicating the last item) · es a fin de cuentas (indicating the most important action) · nb til syvende og sist (indicating the most important action) · es finalmente (indicating the last item) · it in fin dei conti (indicating the last item) · ru после́днее (indicating the last item) · wa al fén (indicating the last item) · uk зре́штою (indicating the most important action) · hu végül (indicating the last item) · pl ostatecznie (indicating the last item) · ka საბოლოო ჯამში (indicating the last item) · es en definitiva (indicating the most important action) · es últimamente (indicating the most important action) · ro la urma urmei (indicating the last item) · fi viimeiseksi (indicating the last item) · ro în definitiv (indicating the last item) · cmn 最終 /最终 (indicating the most important action) · da når alt kommer til alt (indicating the most important action) · es ultimadamente (indicating the most important action) · wa al fén do conte (indicating the last item) · tr nihayet (indicating the last item) · pt no fim das contas (indicating the last item) · bg в края на краищата (indicating the most important action) · cs nakonec (indicating the last item) · tr sonunda (indicating the most important action) · nb når det kommer til stykket (indicating the most important action) · ru в коне́чном счёте (indicating the most important action) · es por último (indicating the last item) · es a la larga (indicating the most important action) · bg накрая (indicating the last item) · de schließlich (indicating the last item) · fa نهایتاً (indicating the last item) · fr ultimo (indicating the last item) · ru в конце́ концо́в (indicating the last item) · pt principalmente (indicating the most important action) · da når det kommer til stykket (indicating the most important action) · es últimamente (indicating the last item) · cmn 最後 /最后 (indicating the last item) · ka ბოლოს და ბოლოს (indicating the last item) · it in definitiva (indicating the most important action) · ga i ndeireadh na dála (indicating the most important action) · es al fin y al cabo (indicating the most important action) · it per ultimo (indicating the most important action) · nb til sist (indicating the last item) · it per ultima cosa (indicating the last item) · ru в коне́чном ито́ге (indicating the most important action) · ka საბოლოოდ (indicating the last item) · it alla fine (indicating the most important action) · es en última instancia (indicating the most important action) · nb til slutt (indicating the last item) · da til syvende og sidst (indicating the most important action) · pt finalmente (indicating the last item)