adverb · neutral
finally
/ˈfaɪnəli/fi·NAL·ly
task2speaking
Used to introduce the last point or to indicate a conclusion.
Examples
“Finally, we must consider the environmental impact.”
“After many delays, the train finally arrived.”
“Finally is useful to close an argument in Task 2.”
Band 8 sentence
“Finally, it is crucial that policymakers take a long-term view rather than a short-term fix.”
Collocations
- finally, we should
- finally arrived
Word family
final adjectivefinalise verb
Common mistakes
Finally, improvement is needed firstly.→Finally, improvement is needed.
At the end, students should work harder.→Finally, students should work harder.
Say it for a higher band
5in the end→6lastly→7+finally
Synonyms
lastly
Easily confused
lastly
“Lastly, I would like to thank my teachers.”
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