Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the end

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.67 in modern English

Syllables: in- the end
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Eventually, finally.

prep_phrase

After a thorough examination of the situation.

Example Sentences

"We had a great day at the beach and in the end we had ice cream."
"I refused to go with them, but in the end I was persuaded."
"He got his comeuppance in the end."
"Both sides will be disappointed not to have claimed their second win of the season, but in the end each had reasons to be grateful for the point."
"Where the Czech upstart [Lukáš] Rosol, ranked 100 in the world, all but blew [Rafael] Nadal's head off with his blunderbuss in a fifth set of unrivalled intensity on Thursday night, [Julien] Benneteau, a more artful citizen, used a rapier to hurt his vaunted foe before falling just short of a kill. In the end, it was he who staggered from the scene of the fight."
"In the end I think she'll be better off going to the same school as her friends."

Synonyms

at last in conclusion in fine all things considered deep down ultimately finally at long last

Questions

What does in the end mean?: Eventually, finally.

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