ultimately
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4.0
- adverb
- /ˈʌltəmətli/
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finalmente
- After years of hard work, he ultimately achieved his goal of becoming a doctor.
- ultimately lead to
- ultimately result in
- ultimately depends
So the purpose of Christmas ultimately is Easter.
- So the purpose of Christmas ultimately is Easter.
- Because I felt like ultimately I was the problem.
- But how we use it will ultimately be what defines us.
- And it's something that is going to ultimately get left behind.
- So it was kind of ultimately it worked for me.
- It is like, ultimately you are your own guru.
- Well, I did it by ultimately changing leadership.
- Those are the things that ultimately all of us want.
- So those ideals ultimately are not what most people want.
- That's that's where ultimately all the stories will come out.
- So it rises like this and then ultimately approaches a new steady state.
Examples
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And it raises questions of who will ultimately take responsibility.
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And like the book says, discipline is ultimately the pathway to freedom.
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So the purpose of Christmas ultimately is Easter.
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But how we use it will ultimately be what defines us.
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I think that is what leads ultimately to happiness.
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Ultimately, the accident is her fault and not his.
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There are still many obstacles, and even stronger medicine may ultimately be necessary to limit future cost growth.
Academic text (2011) -
In fact, he was helping everyone on everything and ultimately secured a large donation for the project.
Academic text (2011) -
Indeed, it was the capacity, the need, for love that ultimately drove me from Menzoberranzan.
Fiction book (1992) -
Helping students measure their own achievement is ultimately the most effective and honest motivational tool.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Shows that something happens at the end of a long wait
∞
3.0
After a long time
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1.0
Finally, after everything has been thought about
427
1.0
Finally after a long wait or delay
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3.9
To end a problem completely so it never happens again
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3.1
Finally, after a long wait
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4.1
After thinking about everything, what matters most is clear
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Etymology
Ultimately comes from the Latin ultimus, which means 'last'. The ending -ly makes it a word that describes how something happens, so ultimately means 'in the end' or 'as the final result'.