ultimately
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/ˈʌltɪmətli/
English
Definitions
adverb
- Indicating the last item.“Firstly,… Secondly,… Ultimately,…”
- Indicating the most important action.“Ultimately, he will have to make a decision before the end of the week.”
- Used to indicate the etymon at which a given etymological derivation terminates.“Cognate to Gottscheerish boßər, bàsser. Ultimately cognate to standard High German Wasser.”
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Synonyms
at lastfinallyin the endat the end of the daywhen all is said and doneterminal etymonat long lastin the final analysisin the last analysislastlastlyconclusivelythendefinitivelyeventuallylaterthereaftersubsequently