ultimately

adverb (ultimately); adjective ultimate

«ultimately» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Ultimately means in the end, finally, after everything else: ultimately, the team won. tree →
Ultimately means at the most basic level, most importantly: ultimately, it is your choice. tree →

In the lessons

Formal-ish word common in stories, essays and exam answers to sum up a result or the main point. In maths word problems in formal voice, «ultimately» can mean «at the end of all the steps». Plain words: in the end, finally, after all.

Examples

We tried many plans, but ultimately we chose the simplest one. tree →
Ultimately, it's up to you which book you read. tree →
The journey was long, but ultimately worth it. tree →
The money ultimately went to the animal shelter. tree →
Ultimately, all the water flows into the sea. tree →
She started with 10 marbles, won some, lost some, and ultimately had 14. tree →

Note

Spelling: ultimately (with -ately). Do not mix up with «ultimatum» (a final warning). In maths, «ultimately» points to the final amount after all changes.

In Jewish tradition

Used by modern commentators to mean "in the end". In the primary lessons: Formal-ish word common in stories, essays and exam answers to sum up a result or the main point. In maths word problems in formal voice, «ultimately» can mean «at the end of all the steps». Plain words: in the end, finally, after all.

Examples

This way of thinking about language imbues the Hebrew root itself with a certain metaphysical reality, an entity from which more concrete instantions of individual words may ontologically descend and ultimately crystallize into concrete speech or material reality. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
The linear characters in Egypt are earlier than the hieroglyphics, though a few of the forms may ultimately have been fused with the latter. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Spelling: ultimately (with -ately). Do not mix up with «ultimatum» (a final warning). In maths, «ultimately» points to the final amount after all changes.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «ultimately» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«ultimately» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «ultimately» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«ultimately» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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