Read full poem →Shall fall from heav'n, in dire confusion hurl'd
Till nature in her final wreck shall lie,
And her last groan shall rend the azure sky:
Dictionary Entry
final
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈfaɪ.nəl/Word FrequencyCommon (6.19)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
In a Sentence
“Writers often choose final when discussing complex ideas.”
Published Usage Examples
“_edits [$i] - final; if (is_array ($final)) $final = array_slice ($to_lines, $yi, sizeof ($final));”
“$this-final = $final; function & reverse () $reverse = new diff_op_copy ($this - final, $this-orig); return $reverse;”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 10 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
From Latin 'finalis', meaning 'of the end', from 'finis' meaning 'end'.
Common Phrases
report finaldecision finalanalysis finalstage final. finalproduct finalfinal one
Poetry examples for “final”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
