Phrase guide

once and for all

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Conclusively, finally, permanently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • They replaced the entire door, in hopes of correcting the sticking and squeaking once and for all.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: for good, once for all, eventually, finally, for good and all, in conclusion, in fine, in the end, at the last, lastly, once and for all, ultimately

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a conclusive way

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • we settled the problem conclusively

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conclusively

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: një herë e përgjithmonë — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Arabic: إِلَى الأَبَد (ʔilā l-ʔabad) — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Armenian: մեկ եւ ընդմիշտ (mek ew əndmišt) — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Asturian: d'una vez — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Bulgarian: веднъж завинаги (vednǎž zavinagi) — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Catalan: d'una vegada — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一勞永逸 /一劳永逸 (yīláoyǒngyì) — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Czech: jednou provždy — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Dutch: voor eens en altijd — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Dutch: voorgoed — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Esperanto: definitive — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Finnish: lopullisesti — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • French: une fois pour toutes — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • French: pour de bon — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Friulian: une volte par simpri — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Galician: de vez — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Georgian: ერთხელ და სამუდამოდ (ertxel da samudamod) — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • German: ein für allemal — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • German: ein für alle Mal — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Greek: άπαξ δια παντός (ápax dia pantós) — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Ancient Greek: καθάπαξ (kathápax) — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Hebrew: אחת ולתמיד — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Hungarian: egyszer s mindenkorra — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Italian: una volta per tutte — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Japanese: きっぱりと (kippari-to) — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Japanese: 今度限り (kondo-kagiri) — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Latin: semel pro semper — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Latvian: reiz par visām reizēm — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Norwegian Bokmål: en gang for alle — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ein gong for alle — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Polish: raz na zawsze — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Polish: raz a dobrze — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Polish: raz a porządnie — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Portuguese: de uma vez por todas — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Romanian: odată pentru totdeauna — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Romansh: ina giada per adina — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Russian: раз и навсегда́ (raz i navsegdá) — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Spanish: de una vez — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Spanish: de una vez por todas — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Spanish: de una vez para siempre — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Swedish: en gång för alla — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Tagalog: wakasan — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Turkish: nihai olarak — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Turkish: son olarak — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Ukrainian: раз і назавжди́ (raz i nazavždý) — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Vietnamese: mãi mãi — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Vietnamese: vĩnh viễn — conclusively, finally, permanently
  • Yiddish: איינמאָל פֿאַר אַלעמאָל (eynmol far alemol) — conclusively, finally, permanently