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# 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

1. Ultimately means in the end, finally, after everything else: ultimately, the team won. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultimately/#m1)
2. Ultimately means at the most basic level, most importantly: ultimately, it is your choice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultimately/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultimately/#x1)
- Ultimately, it's up to you which book you read. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultimately/#x2)
- The journey was long, but ultimately worth it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultimately/#x3)
- The money ultimately went to the animal shelter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultimately/#x4)
- Ultimately, all the water flows into the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultimately/#x5)
- She started with 10 marbles, won some, lost some, and ultimately had 14. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultimately/#x6)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/ultimately/#x1)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/ultimately/#x2)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ultimately/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ultimately» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ultimately.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «ultimately» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/ultimately/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ultimately» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ultimately.html) on Mova free.