adverb
1. after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay (Freq. 44)
• Syn: ↑eventually
• Derived from adjective: ↑eventual (for: ↑eventually)
2. as the end result of a succession or process (Freq. 20)
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ultimately he had to give in
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at long last the winter was over
• Syn: ↑ultimately, ↑in the end, ↑at last, ↑at long last
• Derived from adjective: ↑final, ↑ultimate (for: ↑ultimately)
3. the item at the end (Freq. 19)
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last, I'll discuss family values
• Syn: ↑last, ↑lastly, ↑in conclusion
Useful english dictionary. 2012.