ultimate
US: /ˈəɫtəmət/
UK: /ˈʌltɪmət/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
ultimate /'ʌltimit/- tính từ
- cuối cùng, sau cùng, chót
- ultimate aim: mục đích cuối cùng
- ultimate decision: quyết định cuối cùng
- cơ bản, chủ yếu
- ultimate cause: nguyên nhân cơ bản
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) lớn nhất, tối đa
- cuối cùng, sau cùng, chót
- danh từ
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) điểm cuối cùng; kết quả cuối cùng
- điểm cơ bản; nguyên tắc cơ bản
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun+ adjective [only before noun]
1 happening at the end of a long process
Synonym: FINAL
our ultimate goal / aim / objective / target + We will accept ultimate responsibility for whatever happens. + The ultimate decision lies with the parents.
2 most extreme; best, worst, greatest, most important, etc: This race will be the ultimate test of your skill. + Silk sheets are the ultimate luxury. + Nuclear weapons are the ultimate deterrent.
3 from which sth originally comes; basic
Synonym: FUNDAMENTAL
the ultimate truths of philosophy and science + We could not trace the ultimate source of the rumours.
+ noun [sing.] the ~ in sth (informal) the best, most advanced, greatest, etc. of its kind: the ultimate in modern design
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 final, last, terminating, terminal, end, eventual, conclusive, concluding, decisive, deciding:
The ultimate outcome will not be known till next week. Who is the ultimate authority in such matters?
2 final, maximum, highest, greatest, supreme, utmost, paramount:
Her ultimate goal is to win the gold medal.
3 elemental, basic, fundamental, underlying, primary, essential, final:
He believes that the ultimate truths were set down in Scripture.
4 remotest, furthest, farthest, extreme, uttermost, last, final:
The ultimate stage of the experiment will be at a distance of five light-years.
Concise dictionary
ultimates'ʌltɪmətnoun
+the finest or most superior quality of its kind
adj.
+furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
+being the last or concluding element of a series
