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# finally

«finally» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **at last, after a long time or a lot of waiting** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (finally)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Finally means at last, after a long time or a lot of waiting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finally/#m1)

2) Finally is used to introduce the last point or step in a list or set of instructions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finally/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school writing it is a time connective that ends a recount or set of instructions: «First..., next..., then..., finally...». In stories it shows relief after waiting. Phrases: «finally, ...», «at last».

### examples

- Marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original volume will appear in this file - a reminder of this book's long journey from the publisher to a library and finally to you. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finally/#x1)
- We finally reached the top of the mountain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finally/#x2)
- Finally, put the cake in the oven. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finally/#x3)
- After three tries, I finally got it right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finally/#x4)
- The bus finally arrived. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finally/#x5)
- Finally, I would like to thank my teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finally/#x6)
- The rain finally stopped. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finally/#x7)
- Finally, check your answer by adding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finally/#x8)
- Finally she picked up her basket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finally/#x9)

### note

Spelled with double «l»: final + ly. Similar to «at last» and «eventually». In instructions, «finally» marks the last step.

### In the corpora

- [Around 1799 the naturalist George Shaw checked the first platypus skin for stitches, and egg-laying was finally proved only in 1884.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/43-platypus-and-echidna/10/)
- [Finally, we built a huge sandcastle.» Time words like first, next, then and finally show the order.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/23-reading-non-fiction-recount-instructions-report/4/)
- [Recounts use time words such as first, next, then, after that and finally.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/23-reading-non-fiction-recount-instructions-report/21/)
- [In non-fiction, headings, subheadings and signposts such as "Firstly, secondly, finally" organise the text.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/37-paragraphs-and-cohesion-holding-a-text-together/14/)
- [When he finally told his teacher, she sorted it out in a day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «finally» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finally/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.