(finals)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
In a series of events, things, or people, the final one is the last one.
Astronauts will make a final attempt today to rescue a communications satellite from its useless orbit...
This is the fifth and probably final day of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee...
On the last Saturday in September, I received a final letter from Clive.
= last
ADJ: det ADJ
2.
Final means happening at the end of an event or series of events.
The countdown to the Notting Hill Carnival is in its final hours.
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
If a decision or someone's authority is final, it cannot be changed or questioned.
The judges' decision is final...
The White House has the final say...
ADJ
4.
The final is the last game or contest in a series and decides who is the winner.
...the Scottish Cup Final...
N-COUNT
5.
The finals of a sporting tournament consist of a smaller tournament that includes only players or teams that have won earlier games. The finals decide the winner of the whole tournament.
Poland know they have a chance of qualifying for the World Cup Finals.
N-PLURAL
6.
When a student takes his or her finals, he or she takes the last and most important examinations in a university or college course.
Anna sat her finals in the summer.
N-PLURAL: oft poss N