finally

1. 1.At the end or conclusion; ultimately.

   • The contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.

2. 2.At bottom; ultimately; when all is considered.

   • Food finally arrived on the table.
   • Today, I finally had the courage to tell her "I love you!".
   • I finally got a job.

3. 3.To finish (with); lastly (in the present).

   • Finally, I'd like to thanks all the people who helped to make it this far.
   • Finally, I washed my dog.
   • At any other time Jessamy would have laughed at the expressions that chased each other over his freckled face: crossness left over from his struggle with the baby; incredulity; distress; and finally delight.

4. 4.Definitively, comprehensively.

   • The question of his long-term success has now been finally settled.

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• eventually

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• final