Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [uhl-tuh-mit]
- /ˈʌl tə mɪt/
- /ˈʌltɪmətli/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhl-tuh-mit]
- /ˈʌl tə mɪt/
Definitions of ultimately word
- adjective ultimately last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series: the ultimate point in a journey; the ultimate style in hats. 1
- adjective ultimately maximum; decisive; conclusive: the ultimate authority; the ultimate weapon. 1
- adjective ultimately highest; not subsidiary: ultimate goal in life. 1
- adjective ultimately basic; fundamental; representing a limit beyond which further progress, as in investigation or analysis, is impossible: the ultimate particle; ultimate principles. 1
- adjective ultimately final; total: the ultimate consequences; the ultimate cost of a project. 1
- adjective ultimately not to be improved upon or surpassed; greatest; unsurpassed: the ultimate vacation spot; the ultimate stupidity. 1
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Origin of ultimately
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; < Late Latin ultimātus (past participle of ultimāre to come to an end), equivalent to Latin ultim(us) last, most distant (see ultima) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Ultimately
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ultimately popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ultimately usage trend in Literature
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adv ultimately
- after a while — some time later
- after all — You use after all when introducing a statement which supports or helps explain something you have just said.
- afterward — If you do something or if something happens afterward, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
- all in all — You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement.
- all the way — You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
adverb ultimately
- basically — You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
- definitively — most reliable or complete, as of a text, author, criticism, study, or the like: the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson.
- ensuingly — In an ensuing manner; subsequently.
- eventually — In the end, especially after a long delay, dispute, or series of problems.
- yet — at the present time; now: Don't go yet. Are they here yet?
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