Phrase guide

in the end

prep_phrase · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Eventually, finally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We had a great day at the beach and in the end we had ice cream.
  • I refused to go with them, but in the end I was persuaded.
  • He got his comeuppance in the end.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep_phrase

Meaning 2

After a thorough examination of the situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • In the end I think she'll be better off going to the same school as her friends.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

as the end result of a succession or process

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • ultimately he had to give in
  • at long last the winter was over

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ultimately, finally, at last, at long last

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

after a very lengthy period of time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she will succeed in the long run

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: in the long run

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: накрая (nakraja) — eventually, finally
  • Bulgarian: най-накрая (naj-nakraja) — eventually, finally
  • Catalan: comptat i debatut — eventually, finally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 終於 /终于 (zhōngyú) — eventually, finally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最終 /最终 (zuìzhōng) — eventually, finally
  • Czech: nakonec — eventually, finally
  • Dutch: uiteindelijk — eventually, finally
  • Finnish: lopulta — eventually, finally
  • Finnish: loppujen lopuksi — eventually, finally
  • French: en fin de compte — eventually, finally
  • Galician: á fin — eventually, finally
  • Galician: ao cabo — eventually, finally
  • Georgian: საბოლოოდ (sabolood) — eventually, finally
  • Georgian: საბოლოო ჯამში (saboloo ǯamši) — eventually, finally
  • Georgian: ბოლოს და ბოლოს — eventually, finally
  • German: letztendlich — eventually, finally
  • Greek: τελικά (teliká) — eventually, finally
  • Hungarian: végül — eventually, finally
  • Icelandic: að lokum — eventually, finally
  • Indonesian: akhirnya — eventually, finally
  • Irish: faoi dheireadh — eventually, finally
  • Japanese: 結局 (kekkyoku) — eventually, finally
  • Kazakh: ең соңында (eñ soñynda) — eventually, finally
  • Korean: 결국 (gyeolguk) — eventually, finally
  • Malayalam: ഒടുവിൽ (oṭuvil) — eventually, finally
  • Norwegian Bokmål: til slutt — eventually, finally
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: til slutt — eventually, finally
  • Old English: æt nīehstan — eventually, finally
  • Old Norse: um síðir — eventually, finally
  • Persian: در نهایت (dar nahâyat) — eventually, finally
  • Polish: w końcu — eventually, finally
  • Polish: w ostatecznym rozrachunku — eventually, finally
  • Polish: koniec końców — eventually, finally
  • Portuguese: no fim — eventually, finally
  • Romanian: la urmă de tot — eventually, finally
  • Russian: в конце́ концо́в (v koncé koncóv) — eventually, finally
  • Scottish Gaelic: aig a' cheann thall — eventually, finally
  • Spanish: al fin — eventually, finally
  • Spanish: finalmente — eventually, finally
  • Spanish: al cabo — eventually, finally
  • Spanish: a la postre — eventually, finally
  • Spanish: al fin y al cabo — eventually, finally
  • Spanish: al final — eventually, finally
  • Swedish: till slut — eventually, finally
  • Bulgarian: в края на краищата (v kraja na kraištata) — after a thorough examination of the situation