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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ultimately, finally, in the end, at last, at long lastadverb

    as the end result of a succession or process

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

Wiktionary

  1. ultimatelyadverb

    Indicating the last item.

    Firstly, ... Secondly, ... Ultimately, ...

  2. ultimatelyadverb

    Indicating the most important action.

    Ultimately, he will have to make a decision before the end of the week.

  3. ultimatelyadverb

    Recently

    Ultimately, I have been studying Greek at evening classes.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Ultimatelyadverb

    In the last consequence.

    Etymology: from ultimate.

    Charity is more extensive than either of the two other graces, which center ultimately in ourselves; for we believe, and we hope for our own sakes: but love, which is a more disinterested principle, carries us out of ourselves, into desires and endeavours of promoting the interests of other beings. Francis Atterbury.

    Trust in our own powers, ultimately terminates in the friendship of other men, which these advantages assure to us. John Rogers, Sermons.

ChatGPT

  1. ultimately

    Ultimately refers to the final result or conclusion of a certain process or period of time; in the end or fundamentally. It is often used to indicate the most important or primary factor in a situation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ultimatelyadverb

    as a final consequence; at last; in the end; as, afflictions often tend to correct immoral habits, and ultimately prove blessings

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ultimately' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3407

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ultimately' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3818

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ultimately' in Adverbs Frequency: #249

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ultimately in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ultimately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of ultimately in a Sentence

  1. Angela Rasmussen:

    Your body has basically a fire alarm system that's a sprinkler system all at the same time... [ This ] is the first line of defense against different viral infections. When that system is delayed at triggering the alarm, and then consequently triggering the defenses, people tend to have worse outcomes and more severe disease, we're still learning about what makes that delay happen. But that does seem to be one of the major driving factors in how sick people will ultimately get.

  2. State John Kerry on Tuesday:

    It's an opportunity for us to force this question of how you actually resolve the question of Syria, and the bottom line is, you cannot resolve it without including the Sunni(s) in a political solution, a political agreement ultimately, and that will mean that you're going to have to have some kind of transition, some kind of timing. Because as long as Assad is there, you simply can't make piece. Period.

  3. Auguste Renoir:

    If the painter works directly from nature, he ultimately looks for nothing but momentary effects he does not try to compose, and soon he gets monotonous.

  4. Andreas Mundt:

    The entire business model relies ultimately on access to data and the reach of these platforms.

  5. Mattie Bekink:

    We do ultimately expect that the government will intervene in Evergrande's case, as it will not allow the company's defaults to spread into the banking system, the impacts from a large default by Evergrande would be remarkable.

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Translations for ultimately

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  • في النهايةArabic
  • finalmentCatalan, Valencian
  • nakonecCzech
  • kürzlich, letztendlich, schließlichGerman
  • por último, finalmenteSpanish
  • درنهایت, نهایتاًPersian
  • ennen kaikkea, viimeiseksi, viime aikoina, lopuksiFinnish
  • au bout du compteFrench
  • per ultima cosa, alla fine, in fin dei conti, infine, per ultimoItalian
  • 最近, 最終的Japanese
  • til syvende og sistNorwegian
  • ostateczniePolish
  • finalmente, ultimamentePortuguese
  • nu de mult, la urma urmei, în definitiv, recentRomanian
  • неда́вно, в конечном счете, в конце́ концо́в, наконец, в коне́чном ито́ге, после́днее, в коне́чном счётеRussian
  • ในที่สุดThai
  • en sonundaTurkish

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