Definition von finally

Häufigkeit

finally

(faɪnəli )

1. Adverb [ADVERB before verb]

You use finally to suggest that something happens after a long period of time, usually later than you wanted or expected it to happen.

The word was finally given for us to get on board.

The food finally arrived at the end of last week and distribution began.

Finally, after ten hours of negotiations, the gunman gave himself up.

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2. Adverb

You use finally to indicate that something is last in a series of actions or events.

The action slips from comedy to melodrama and finally to tragedy.

3. Adverb

You use finally in speech or writing to introduce a final point, question, or topic.

Finally, who needs the theatre?

And finally, a word about the winner and runner-up.

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Video: pronunciation of 'finally'

Häufigkeit

finally in American

(ˈfaɪnəli ; fīˈnəlē; often ˈfaɪnli ; fīnˈlē)

Adverb

at the end; in conclusion

decisively; conclusively; irrevocably

Häufigkeit

finally in British

(ˈfaɪnəlɪ )

Adverb

after a long delay; at last; eventually

at the end or final point; lastly

completely; conclusively; irrevocably

Satzanschluss

in the end; lastly

finally, he put his tie on

as the last or final point: linking what follows with the previous statements, as in a speech or argument

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