Uiteindelijk
Example: Uiteindelijk besloot de koning het vredesverdrag te ondertekenen.
Definition
"Uiteindelijk" is an adverb used to indicate that something happens after all other events or considerations have been taken into account, often implying a final decision or outcome, as in the sentence: "Ultimately, the king decided to sign the peace treaty."
Etymology
The Dutch word "uiteindelijk" comes from the combination of "uit" meaning 'out' or 'final', and "eindelijk" meaning 'finally'. It originally conveyed the sense of something occurring at the very end. Did you know that "uiteindelijk" literally translates to 'at the ultimate end'?
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"Uiteindelijk" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - History - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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