Finally

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈfaɪnÉ™li/
• US IPA: /ˈfaɪnli/
• Homophones: finely

Origin

final + -ly

Full definition of finally

Adverb

1. At the end or conclusion; ultimately.
   The contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.
2. (sequence) To finish (with); lastly.
• 1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity Chapter 2, I had occasion … to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return … I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, …, and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town.
3. Finally, I washed my dog.
4. (manner) Definitively, comprehensively.
   The question of his long-term success has now been finally settled.

Synonyms

• at length
• at last
• endly