1 always used before a noun a : happening or coming at the end
▪ the final act of the play ▪ They won their final four games. ▪ in the final minutes/moments/seconds of the game ▪ Our last/previous stop was Bangkok, but our final destination is Tokyo. ▪ The plans are undergoing final review. ▪ final exams [=exams at the end of a class or term] ▪ I'd like to add one final note. [=make one last statement]
b : happening as a result : happening at the end of a process
▪ What was the final score? ▪ The final product was not what we had expected. ▪ the final results 2 — used to say that something will not to be changed or done again ▪ This is my final offer. ▪ You can't come with us, and that's final! ▪ All sales are final. ▪ Is that your final answer?
▪ the final act of the play ▪ They won their final four games. ▪ in the final minutes/moments/seconds of the game ▪ Our last/previous stop was Bangkok, but our final destination is Tokyo. ▪ The plans are undergoing final review. ▪ final exams [=exams at the end of a class or term] ▪ I'd like to add one final note. [=make one last statement]
b : happening as a result : happening at the end of a process
▪ What was the final score? ▪ The final product was not what we had expected. ▪ the final results
in the final analysis — see analysis
the final straw — see straw
the final word — see 1word







