Definitions for finally
ˈfaɪn l ifi·nal·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. finally, eventually(adverb)

   after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

2. ultimately, finally, in the end, at last, at long last(adverb)

   as the end result of a succession or process

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

3. last, lastly, in conclusion, finally(adverb)

   the item at the end

   "last, I'll discuss family values"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. finally(Adverb)

   At the end or conclusion; ultimately.

   The contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.

2. finally(Adverb)

   To finish (with); lastly.

   Finally, I washed my dog.

3. finally(Adverb)

   Definitively, comprehensively.

   The question of his long-term success has now been finally settled.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Finally(adverb)

   at the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; as, the contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered

2. Finally(adverb)

   completely; beyond recovery

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1. Finally

   "Finally" is a 1991 song by the musician CeCe Peniston. A dance mix of this song was made, and this remixed version was used in many dance music compilations. "Finally" became Peniston's first hit song, peaking at number five on the US Hot 100 in January 1992 and becoming her only U.S. top-ten hit to date. Prior to that, it was also successful on the US Dance chart, where it spent two weeks at number one in late 1991. In addition, the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in a remixed version. The song features in the 1998 film Bimboland produced by Ariel Zeitoun. The 7-inch Choice Mix was used in the 1993 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and featured on its soundtrack album. The song is also featured in the stage musical based on the film. For her ninth tour Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour that resumed on November 11, 2006 at Sydney Entertainment Centre, Kylie Minogue used elements of Peniston's song when performing her 2000 comeback single "Spinning Around", co-written by Paula Abdul. In November 2009, pop musician Lady Gaga used excerpts of "Finally" for the opening of The Monster Ball Tour in her song "Dance in the Dark".

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'finally' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #750

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'finally' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1432

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'finally' in Adverbs Frequency: #86

How to pronounce finally?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say finally in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of finally in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of finally in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of finally in a Sentence

1. Tiger Woods:

   It's just progression, i felt like I had to get my game into a spot where I felt I could compete to win a golf tournament, and it's finally there.

2. Lisa Silvershein:

   To be honest, we weren't sure if an end-of-life doula would work for us, but we finally decided, what the heck, let's give it a shot.

3. Mike Duggan:

   Detroit is once again finally a city of full self-governance.

4. David Parks:

   My first thought was, 'We can finally get rid of that thing,'.

5. James Comey:

   We've looked at every gas station camera, every intersection camera, we have the whole route, but we're missing 19 minutes before they were finally killed by law enforcement, the answer to that might be on the device.

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