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Overview of adv finally

      »   The adv finally has 3 meanings (first 3 from tagged texts)

• finally, Eventually1.) Eventually, yet, sooner or later, in time, one of these days -- (within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time; "he will understand eventually"; "he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves"; "sooner or later you will have to face the facts"; "in time they came to accept the harsh reality")
  
  2.) Finally, eventually, at length -- (after a long period of time or an especially long delay; "at length they arrived")
  
  eventually, at Length1.) Length -- (the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet")
  
  2.) Duration, length -- (continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required")
  
  length -- (After1.) After -- (located farther aft)
  
  1.) Subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later on -- (happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that")
  
  after a Long1.) Hanker, long, yearn -- (desire strongly or persistently)
  
  1.) Long -- (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long")
  
  long period of Time1.) Time, clip -- (an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip")
  
  2.) Time -- (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time")
  
  time or an Especially1.) Particularly, peculiarly, especially, specially -- (to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger")
  
  2.) Specially, especially -- (in a special manner; "a specially arranged dinner")
  
  especially long Delay1.) Delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait -- (time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action")
  
  2.) Delay, holdup -- (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)
  
  delay; "at Length1.) Length -- (the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet")
  
  2.) Duration, length -- (continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required")
  
  length they arrived")

• last, Lastly1.) Last, lastly, in conclusion, finally -- (the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values")
  
  lastly, in Conclusion1.) Decision, determination, conclusion -- (a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination")
  
  2.) Conclusion -- (an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion")
  
  conclusion, finally -- (the Item1.) Item, point -- (a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first")
  
  2.) Item -- (a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items")
  
  item at the End1.) End -- (either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line")
  
  2.) End, ending -- (the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period")
  
  end; "last, I'll Discuss1.) Discourse, talk about, discuss -- (to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'")
  
  2.) Hash out, discuss, talk over -- (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget")
  
  discuss family values")

• ultimately, finally, in the End1.) End -- (either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line")
  
  2.) End, ending -- (the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period")
  
  end, at Last1.) Stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close -- (the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season")
  
  2.) Last -- (the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last")
  
  last, at Long1.) Hanker, long, yearn -- (desire strongly or persistently)
  
  1.) Long -- (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long")
  
  long last -- (as the End1.) End -- (either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line")
  
  2.) End, ending -- (the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period")
  
  end result of a Succession1.) Sequence, chronological sequence, succession, successiveness, chronological succession -- (a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients")
  
  2.) Succession -- (a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures")
  
  succession or Process1.) Procedure, process -- (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error")
  
  2.) Process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation -- ((psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering")
  
  process; "ultimately he had to Give1.) Give, spring, springiness -- (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
  
  1.) Give -- (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold")
  
  give in"; "at Long1.) Hanker, long, yearn -- (desire strongly or persistently)
  
  1.) Long -- (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long")
  
  long last the Winter1.) Winter, wintertime -- (the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox)
  
  1.) Winter, overwinter -- (spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island")
  
  winter was over")