in the end
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Meaning · English
ultimately or finally
Literally: at the final point of something
Register: neutral
Examples
Everyone must learn on their own in the end.Rốt cuộc, ai cũng phải tự học thôi.
Once things start going this way, in the end they'll all be much of a muchness.Một khi mọi chuyện đã xảy ra theo chiều hướng này, thì kết cục tất cả cũng như nhau thôi.
Tatoeba sentence #328580 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A2); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “in the end” mean?
ultimately or finally Literally: at the final point of something
Is “in the end” formal or informal?
in the end is generally neutral.