Definitions for ultimateˈʌl tə mɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ul•ti•mateˈʌl tə mɪt(adj.)
last; furthest or farthest:
the ultimate destination.
decisive; conclusive:
the ultimate authority.
highest; most desirable:
one's ultimate goal.
basic; fundamental:
ultimate principles.
final; total:
the ultimate cost; ultimate consequences.
unequaled or unsurpassed:
the ultimate vacation.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(n.)the final point or result.
a fundamental fact or principle.
the finest or most superior of its kind.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of ultimate:
1645–55; < LL ultimāre to come to an end
ul′ti•mate•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
ultimate(adj)
the finest or most superior quality of its kind
"the ultimate in luxury"
ultimate(adj)
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
"the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life"
ultimate(adj)
being the last or concluding element of a series
"the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
ultimate(adjective)ˈʌl tə mɪt
happening at the end of a process; = final
Our ultimate aim is to inform and inspire students.
ultimateˈʌl tə mɪt
the best or worst possible
the ultimate father's day gift
ultimateˈʌl tə mɪt
more important or stronger than all others
God's ultimate power
Wiktionary
ultimate(Noun)
The most basic or fundamental of a set of things
ultimate(Noun)
The final or most distant point; the conclusion
ultimate(Noun)
The greatest extremity; the maximum
ultimate(Adjective)
Concerning the last or final thing in a series.
ultimate(Adjective)
Last in a word or other utterance.
ultimate(Adjective)
Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
ultimate(Adjective)
Being the most distant or extreme; farthest
ultimate(Adjective)
That will happen sometime; eventual
Origin: From ultimatus, past participle of ultimare, from ultimus; see ultra-.
Webster Dictionary
Ultimate(adj)
farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme; last; final
Ultimate(adj)
last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final
Ultimate(adj)
incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental; as, an ultimate constituent of matter
Ultimate(u)
to come or bring to an end; to eventuate; to end
Ultimate(u)
to come or bring into use or practice
Translations for ultimate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ultimate(adjective)
last or final.
- allerlaasteAfrikaans

- نِهائي، أخيرArabic

- най-последенBulgarian

- finalPortuguese (BR)

- konečnýCzech

- letztGerman

- endeligDanish

- έσχατος, ύστατος, τελικόςGreek

- último, final; definitivoSpanish

- lõplikEstonian

- نهاییFarsi

- perimmäinenFinnish

- ultimeFrench

- סוֹפִיHebrew

- आखिरीHindi

- konačan, posljednjiCroatian

- végsőHungarian

- terakhirIndonesian

- endanlegur, loka-Icelandic

- ultimo, definitivoItalian

- 究極のJapanese

- 최후의, 궁극의, 결정적인Korean

- paskutinis, galutinisLithuanian

- galīgs; pēdējaisLatvian

- terakhirMalay

- laatsteDutch

- sist, endeligNorwegian

- ostatecznyPolish

- نهاییPersian

- وروستنى، نهايى، ډېر لرې ډېر لرې، ډيروړاندې، ړومبنى، اعظمى، غايىPashto

- derradeiroPortuguese

- ultimRomanian

- окончательныйRussian

- konečnýSlovak

- končniSlovenian

- poslednjiSerbian

- slutlig, slutgiltigSwedish

- สุดท้ายThai

- en sonTurkish

- 最終的Chinese (Trad.)

- останній, кінцевийUkrainian

- انتہائيUrdu

- cuối cùng, sau cùngVietnamese

- 最终的Chinese (Simp.)

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