ultimate

/'ʌltimit/

Thân thiện

The ultimate goal of the expedition was to reach the mountain's summit.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Being the last or concluding element of a series: Refers to something that is final in a sequence or process.
   • Furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme: Describes the greatest possible level, the most significant, or the most important of its kind.

2. Noun:

   • The finest or most superior quality of its kind: Represents the best achievable example or the highest standard of something.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

  • The ultimate goal of the project is to help the community. (The final and most important aim.)
  • This is the ultimate test of our patience. (The most extreme or severe test.)
  • They reached the ultimate point in their journey. (The final point.)

• Noun:

  • This car is considered the ultimate in engineering. (The best possible example of engineering.)
  • For many, winning an Olympic gold medal is the ultimate. (The highest achievement.)

Advanced Usage

• "The ultimate sacrifice": Refers to giving one's life for a cause.

  • He made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

• "In the ultimate analysis": Means when everything is considered; fundamentally.

  • In the ultimate analysis, it's a question of ethics.

Variants and Related Words

• Ultimately (adverb): Finally; in the end.

  • Ultimately, the decision is yours.

• Ultimatum (noun): A final demand or statement of terms.

  • The company issued an ultimatum to the striking workers.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Final, last, eventual, extreme, utmost, supreme, paramount.
• Noun: Pinnacle, peak, zenith, acme, epitome.

Related Phrases

• "The ultimate question": The most fundamental or important question.

  • For philosophers, the meaning of life is the ultimate question.

• "Of ultimate importance": Of the greatest importance.

  • Safety is of ultimate importance in this laboratory.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. 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
2. 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

Noun

1. the finest or most superior quality of its kind
   • the ultimate in luxury