# finals

Pronunciation: US say "FY-nuhlz" /ˈfaɪnəlz/; UK

## Noun

1. Plural of final. — plural of final
   - Simple: Plural of final. Use this form for more than one final exam or final match.
   - _Students across the dorm were cramming for their finals all week._
   - _The championship finals went to a dramatic overtime._
2. A contest that narrows a field of finalists to ranked positions, usually numbered places, or a winner followed by numbered runners-up. *(Commonwealth, Ireland, Philippines, UK)*
   - Simple: The last round of a contest that decides who wins and ranks the rest.
   - _The regional finals will rank the top eight gymnasts into medal positions._
   - _After a tense afternoon, the chess finals produced a clear winner and two runners-up._
3. Clipping of final approach. Chiefly British; American pilots say final. — Clipping of final approach.
   - Simple: Clipping of final approach. A British pilots' word for the last straight part of a flight before landing.
   - _The crew ran the landing checklist as the aircraft settled onto finals._
   - _A gusty crosswind pushed the jet off the runway centerline twice while it was on finals._

## Verb

4. Third-person singular simple present indicative of final. Colloquial and rare. *(colloquial)* — third-person singular simple present indicative of final
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of final. An informal verb that is rarely used.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/finals (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).