"schließlich" meaning in German

See schließlich in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈʃliːslɪç/ Audio: De-schließlich.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: schließen + -lich Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|schließen|-lich}}, {{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 Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 40 60 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 31 69 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 59
  2. after all (because of, for the reason)
    Sense id: en-schließlich-de-adv--XzcQy~x Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -lich, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 40 60 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 31 69 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -lich: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: letztendlich

Alternative forms

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