Final Met ˈfaɪnl Players World Cup Games Noun

• she reached the final of the 100m hurdles.
• the players met in last year's final.
• the 2014 world cup finals (= the last few games in the competition)
• they will now go through to the final.

final

1. the last of a series of games or competitions in which the winner is decided
• see also quarter-final
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• She reached the final of the 100m hurdles.
• The players met in last year's final.
• the 2014 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.
2. the last exams taken by university students at the end of their final year
• to sit/take your finals
3. 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

Extra Examples

• 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.

Word Origin

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