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- Dictionaryultimately/ˈʌltɪmətli/
adverb
- 1. finally; in the end: "the largest firms may ultimately become unstoppable" Similar Opposite
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ULTIMATELY definition: 1. finally, after a series of things have happened: 2. used to emphasize the most important fact…. Learn more.
Ultimately means "at the very end of the process." Your strategy of robbing banks with a water gun worked a few times, but ultimately it was unsuccessful. Use ultimately when you want to stress that there are many different elements of something, but in the end there's one clear conclusion.
1. : in the end : fundamentally. the word comes ultimately from Latin. 2. : eventually. ultimately, they agreed. Synonyms. eventually. finally. someday. sometime. sooner or later. yet. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of ultimately in a Sentence. The changes ultimately proved to be unnecessary.
Ultimately means finally, after a long and often complicated series of events. Whatever the scientists ultimately conclude, all of their data will immediately be disputed. ...a tough but ultimately worthwhile struggle. Synonyms: finally, eventually, in the end, after all More Synonyms of ultimately. 2. adverb.
C1. finally, after a series of things have happened: Everything will ultimately depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next week. Ultimately, of course, he'd like to have his own business but that won't be for some time. C2. used to emphasize the most important fact in a situation: Ultimately, he'll have to decide. Fewer examples.
Ultimately definition: in the end; at last; finally. See examples of ULTIMATELY used in a sentence.
Definition of ultimately adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ULTIMATELY definition: 1. finally, after a series of things have happened: 2. used to emphasize the most important fact…. Learn more.
1. 'ultimately'. You use ultimately to indicate that something is the final result of a series of events. The discovery may ultimately lead to the development of new contraceptives. The rebels hoped to create bad feeling and ultimately war between Spain and the United States.
ul•ti•mate (ul′ tə mit), adj. last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series: the ultimate point in a journey; the ultimate style in hats. maximum; decisive; conclusive: the ultimate authority; the ultimate weapon. highest; not subsidiary: ultimate goal in life.
