noun
Meaning 1
plural of final
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
finals
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈfaɪnəlz/
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noun
Meaning 2
A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place or prize, 2nd place or prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 3
Clipping of final approach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of final
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: final — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Danish: finale — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Dutch: finale — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Finnish: loppukilpailu — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Finnish: finaali — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Finnish: loppuottelut — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Galician: final — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Georgian: ფინალი (pinali) — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- German: Finale — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- German: Endkampf — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Greek: τελικός (telikós) — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Hebrew: גְּמָר (gmar) — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Hungarian: döntő — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Portuguese: final — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Russian: фина́л (finál) — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Swahili: fainali — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Swedish: final — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Tamil: இறுதிச்சுற்று (iṟuticcuṟṟu) — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Tamil: இறுதிப்போட்டி (iṟutippōṭṭi) — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Telugu: వడపోత (vaḍapōta) — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Turkish: final — contest that narrows a field of contestants
- Vietnamese: chung khảo — contest that narrows a field of contestants
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