Foundation level · Year 4 · free
finally
adverb · Say it: FY-nuh-lee
What it means
Foundationat last, after a long time or at the end of a list
After a long car journey, we finally arrived at our holiday cottage in Cornwall.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- eventually
- lastly
- ultimately
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- firstly
- initially
More examples
- Finally, stir in the chocolate chips and pour the mixture into the tin.
Where the word comes from
It comes from 'final', from Latin 'finis' meaning end.
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