Tra từ final - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

final AW [final finals] adjective, noun BrE [ˈfaɪnl] NAmE [ˈfaɪnl]
adjective
1. only before noun being or happening at the end of a series of events, actions, statements, etc
•his final act as party leader
• The referee blew the final whistle.
• The project is in its final stages.
•They find each other in the final chapter of the book.
•I'd like to return to the final point you made.
2. only before noun being the result of a particular process
•the final product
• No one could have predicted the final outcome.
3. that cannot be argued with or changed
• The judge's decision is final.
• Who has the final say around here?
•I'll give you $500 for it, and that's my final offer!
•I'm not coming, and that's final! (= I will not change my mind)
see in the final/last analysis at ↑analysis, the last/final straw at ↑straw, the last/final word at ↑word _n.

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the adjectival sense ‘conclusive’): from Old French, or from Latin finalis, from finis ‘end’. Compare with ↑finish.

Thesaurus:
final adj.
1. only before noun
•My final point is the most important.
last • • ultimate • • eventual • • closing • • later • • latter •
Opp: initial, Opp: first
the final/last/ultimate/closing/later/latter stage/phase
the final/last/ultimate/eventual/ater aim/goal/outcome
the final/last/closing remark/chapter/minutes
2.
•The judge's decision is final.
definitive • • absolute • • definite • • firm • |formal categorical •
a final/definitive/definite/firm decision/conclusion/diagnosis/agreement/answer
a final/definitive judgement/ruling

Language Bank:
process
Describing a process
▪ This diagram illustrates the process of ▪ paper-making. / This diagram shows how ▪ paper is made.
First ▪ / First of all ▪, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips.
Next ▪ / Second ▪, the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine.
▪ Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables ▪ / allows ▪ the natural oils to ▪ be removed.
Once ▪ / After ▪ the wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order to ▪ remove impurities. /…is bleached so that ▪ impurities can ▪ be removed.
The next stage is to ▪ feed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and then ▪ poured onto a wire conveyor belt.
As ▪ the pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causes ▪ the solid material to ▪ sink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper.
At this point ▪ the new paper is still wet, so ▪ it is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneously ▪ dry the paper. / …dry the paper at the same time ▪.
The final stage is to ▪ wind the paper onto large rolls. / Finally ▪, the paper is wound onto large rolls.
notes at ↑firstly, ↑lastly
Language Banks at ↑conclusion, ↑first

Example Bank:
•His final act as president was to pardon his predecessor.
•I think you will be satisfied with the final product.
•I'd like to return to the final point you made.
•I'll give you $500 for it, and that's my final offer!
•I'm not coming, and that's final!
•Space is the final frontier for us to explore.
•The factory deals with final assembly and testing.
•The judge's decision is final.
•The orchestra performs its final concert of the season tomorrow.
•The plane was making its final descent so we had to fasten our seat belts.
•The referee gave him a final warning.
•The scene was set for the final showdown.

noun
1. countable the last of a series of games or competitions in which the winner is decided
• She reached the final of the 100m hurdles.
• The players met in last year's final.
•the 2010 World Cup Finals (= the last few games in the competition)
•They will now go through to the final.
•The winner of each contest goes through to the grand final.
see also ↑quarter-final, ↑semi-final
2. finalsplural (BrE)the last exams taken by university students at the end of their final year
•to sit/take your finals
3. countable (NAmE)an exam taken by school, university or college students at the end of a ↑semester or ↑quarter, usually in a topic that they will not study again

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the adjectival sense ‘conclusive’): from Old French, or from Latin finalis, from finis ‘end’. Compare with ↑finish.

Example Bank:
•He got through to the grand final of the competition.
•If we play well, we hope to make it to the final.
•Never before have two countries hosted the finals.
•Russia met Canada in the final.
•Scotland met Wales in the final at Twickenham.
•Who is in the men's final?
•She will go through to the final with Robbins.
•The country will stage next year's World Cup finals.
•The players met in last year's final.
•The winners will go on to the regional final on August 5.