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ul·ti·mate  (lt-mt)

adj.

1. Being last in a series, process, or progression: "As the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution, the Supreme Court occupies a central place in our scheme of government" (Richard A. Epstein).

2. Fundamental; elemental: an ultimate truth.

3.

a. Of the greatest possible size or significance; maximum: Has the ultimate diamond been found?

b. Representing or exhibiting the greatest possible development or sophistication: the ultimate bicycle.

c. Utmost; extreme: the ultimate insult.

4. Being most distant or remote; farthest. See Synonyms at last¹.

5. Eventual: hoped for ultimate victory.

n.

1. The basic or fundamental fact, element, or principle.

2. The final point; the conclusion.

3. The greatest extreme; the maximum: actions that represented the ultimate in political expediency.

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[Latin ultimtus, past participle of ultimre, to come to an end, from ultimus, last, superlative of *ulter, on the other side; see al-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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ultimate [ˈʌltɪmɪt]

adj

1. conclusive in a series or process; last; final an ultimate question

2. the highest or most significant the ultimate goal

3. elemental, fundamental, basic, or essential

4. most extreme genocide is the ultimate abuse of human rights

5. final or total an ultimate cost of twenty million pounds

n

the most significant, highest, furthest, or greatest thing

[from Late Latin ultimāre to come to an end, from Latin ultimus last, from ulter distant]

ultimateness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ultimate - the finest or most superior quality of its kind; "the ultimate in luxury" quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
Adj.	1.	ultimate - furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life" proximate - closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects; "news of his proximate arrival"; "interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals"
	2.	ultimate - being the last or concluding element of a series; "the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable" last - coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"

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ultimate

adjective

1. final, eventual, conclusive, last, end, furthest, extreme, terminal, decisive He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome.

2. fundamental, basic, primary, radical, elemental the ultimate cause of what's happened

3. supreme, highest, greatest, maximum, paramount, most significant, superlative, topmost Of course the ultimate authority remained the presidency.

4. worst, greatest, utmost, extreme Treachery was the ultimate sin.

5. best, greatest, supreme, optimum, quintessential the ultimate luxury foods

noun

epitome, height, greatest, summit, peak, extreme, perfection, the last word This hotel is the ultimate in luxury.

Translations

ultimate [ˈʌltɪmɪt]

A. ADJ

1. (= final) [aim, decision, destination] → final
she will retain ultimate responsibility for budgets → ella será la responsable en última instancia de los presupuestos, ella tendrá la máxima responsabilidad sobre presupuestos

2. (= greatest) [power, sacrifice] → máximo; [control] → total; [insult] → peor
the ultimate deterrent (Mil) → el mayor disuasivo
it will be the ultimate test of his abilities → supondrá la mayor prueba de su capacidad

3. (= best) the ultimate sports car → lo último en coches deportivos

4. (= basic) [purpose, truth, cause, source] → fundamental, principal

5. (= furthest) → más remoto, extremo

B. N the ultimate in luxury → lo último en lujos
it's the ultimate in hairstyling → es el último grito en estilos de peinado

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ultimate [ˈʌltɪmət]

adj

(= final) [outcome, success, decision, responsibility] → final(e); [aim, goal, objective, target] → ultime
the ultimate aim is to → le but ultime est de

(= fundamental) [source, cause, truth] → ultime

(= supreme) [authority, power, challenge, test] → suprême
It was the ultimate adventure → C'était l'aventure suprême.
It's the ultimate challenge → C'est le défi suprême.

(= worst) [sin, disgrace, insult, abuse] → suprême

(= best) [luxury] → suprême
the ultimate car → le summum de la voiture
the ultimate holiday → le summum des vacances

n
the ultimate in sth → le summum de qch
This car is the ultimate in luxury → Cette voiture est le summum du luxe.

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ultimate

adj

(= final) → letzte(r, s); destiny, solution, decision → endgültig; control → oberste(r, s); authority → höchste(r, s); beneficiary → eigentlich; ultimate goal or aim → Endziel nt; ultimate result/outcome → Endergebnis nt; he came to the ultimate conclusion that … → er kam schließlich zu der Einsicht, dass …; what is your ultimate ambition in life? → was streben Sie letzten Endes or letztlich im Leben an?; although they had no ultimate hope of escape → obwohl letztlich or im Endeffekt keine Hoffnung auf Flucht bestand

(= that cannot be improved on) → vollendet, perfekt, ultimativ; the ultimate sports car → der Sportwagen in höchster Vollendung, der ultimative Sportwagen; the ultimate insult → der Gipfel der Beleidigung; the ultimate sin → die schlimmste Sünde; the ultimate disgrace → die größte Schande; the ultimate deterrent (Mil) → das endgültige Abschreckungsmittel; (fig) → die äußerste Abschreckungsmaßnahme; the ultimate weapon (Mil) → die Superwaffe; (fig) → das letzte und äußerste Mittel; death is the ultimate sacrifice → der Tod ist das allergrößte Opfer

(= basic) cause → eigentlich; explanation → grundsätzlich; truth → letzte(r, s); ultimate principle/problem → Grundprinzip/-problem nt; ultimate constituents → Grundbestandteile pl

(= furthest) → entfernteste(r, s); boundary of universe, frontier → äußerste(r, s); ancestors → früheste(r, s); the ultimate origins of man → die frühesten Ursprünge des Menschen

n → Nonplusultra nt; that is the ultimate in comfort → das ist Superkomfort or das Höchste an Komfort

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ultimate [ˈʌltɪmɪt]

1. adj

a. (final, result, outcome) → finale; (conclusion) → definitivo/a; (destination) → ultimo/a

b. (greatest, insult) → massimo/a; (authority) → supremo/a, massimo/a
the ultimate deterrent (Mil) → il mezzo di dissuasione risolutivo

c. (principle, cause) → fondamentale

2. n the ultimate in luxury → il non plus ultra del lusso

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ultimate

adj ultimate [ˈaltimət]

last or final. allerlaaste نِهائي، أخير най-последен konečný endelig letzt έσχατος, ύστατος, τελικός último, final; definitivo lõplik نهایی perimmäinen ultime סוֹפִי आखिरी konačan, posljednji végső endanlegur, loka- ultimo, definitivo 究極の 최후의, 궁극의, 결정적인 paskutinis, galutinis galīgs; pēdējais terakhir laatste sist, endelig ostateczny derradeiro ultim окончательный konečný končni poslednji slutlig, slutgiltig สุดท้าย en son 最終的 останній, кінцевий انتہائي cuối cùng, sau cùng 最终的

adv ultimately

in the end We hope ultimately to be able to buy a house of our own. eindelik في النّهايَه، أخيرا в края на краищата konečně i sidste ende letzten Endes τελικά al final, finalmente lõpuks سرانجام؛ نهایتاً lopulta ultimement בְּסוֹפוֹ שׁל דָבָר अन्त में konačno, napokon végül (is) endanlega, að lokum finalmente 最後は 궁극적으로 galop galu galā akhirnya uiteindelijk til sist, omsider w końcu finalmente în cele din urmă в конце концов konečne končno na kraju till sist, slutligen ท้ายที่สุด son 最終地 зрештою, кінець кінцем آخرکار cuối cùng, sau cùng 最终地

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ultimate → أقصى konečný ultimativ letzter απώτατος final lopullinen dernier konačan massimo 最終的な 최후의 ultiem elementær ostateczny final окончательный slutlig สุดท้าย son cuối cùng 最终的