Word Frequency
ultimate (ˈʌltɪmɪt
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Definitions
adjective
- conclusive in a series or process; last; final ⇒
an ultimate question
- the highest or most significant ⇒
the ultimate goal
- elemental, fundamental, basic, or essential
- most extreme ⇒
genocide is the ultimate abuse of human rights
- final or total ⇒
an ultimate cost of twenty million pounds
noun
- the most significant, highest, furthest, or greatest thing
Derived Forms
ˈultimateness nounWord Origin
C17: from Late Latin ultimāre to come to an end, from Latin ultimus last, from ulter distantTranslations for 'ultimate'
- British English: ultimate You use ultimate to describe the final result or the original cause of a long series of events.It is not possible to estimate the ultimate result.ˈʌltɪmɪt ADJECTIVE
- Arabic: نِهَائِيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: final
- Chinese: 最终的
- Croatian: konačan konačna
- Czech: konečný
- Danish: ultimativ
- Dutch: ultiem
- European Spanish: final
- Finnish: lopullinen
- French: dernier
- German: letzter letzte, letztes
- Greek: απώτατος απώτατη
- Italian: massimo massima
- Japanese: 最終的な
- Korean: 최후의
- Norwegian: elementær
- Polish: ostateczny ostateczna
- Portuguese: final
- Romanian: final finală, finali, finale
- Russian: окончательный окончательная
- Spanish: finalúltimo
- Swedish: slutlig slutligt
- Thai: สุดท้าย
- Turkish: son
- Ukrainian: остаточний
- Vietnamese: cuối cùng
Example Sentences Including 'ultimate'
And he had made the ultimate sacrifice when Don Antonio's extras had soared over budget.Final Resort
Here from inside the harem are the ultimate secrets of the sack.Maxim (2004)
His ultimate crime was simply having been there at the time.Compulsion
In 1940, even the indomitable Winston Churchill despaired of survival, far less ultimate victory.San Andreas
In the moment of God's ultimate triumph, the Book of Life would be opened.HEAVEN: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country (2002)
The New York Post yesterday reported that Clinton has already earmarked a £2.1m holiday home described as'the ultimate getaway '.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The resort's $35,000 " ultimate Valentine's weekend "is a lavish treat guaranteed to rev up the most moribund romance.Globe and Mail (2003)
They may end up hating him, but his boyhood friends do him the ultimate kindness in forcing him to grow up.Glasgow Herald (2001)
This we will do without prejudice to the ultimate goal of achieving a united Ireland.Irish Times (2002)
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