"schließlich" meaning in German

See schließlich in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈʃliːslɪç/ Audio: De-schließlich.ogg
Etymology: schließen + -lich Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|schließen|lich}} schließen + -lich Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} schließlich, {{de-adv}} schließlich
  1. in the end, finally, eventually
    Sense id: en-schließlich-de-adv-SqxMxVre
  2. after all (because of, for the reason)
    Sense id: en-schließlich-de-adv--XzcQy~x
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: schliesslich (english: Switzerland and Liechtenstein) Related terms: letztendlich

Alternative forms

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