Finalize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make final; put the last touches on; put into final form

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈaɪnəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈaɪnəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈaɪnəlˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈaɪnəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

let's finalize the proposal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nail down settle finalise

Parts of Speech

verb	make final; put the last touches on; put into final form “let's finalize the proposal”

Word Forms

finalization	noun	the act of finalizing
finalisation	noun	the act of finalizing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abschließen

endgültig machen; den letzten Schliff geben; in die endgültige Form bringen

🇫🇷French

finaliser

rendre définitif ; apporter la dernière touche; mettre sous sa forme définitive

🇪🇸Spanish

finalizar

hacer final; dar los últimos toques; poner en forma final

🇮🇹Italian

finalizzare

rendere finale; dare gli ultimi ritocchi; mettere in forma definitiva

🇳🇱Dutch

afronden

definitief maken; de laatste hand leggen aan; in definitieve vorm gebracht

🇵🇹Portuguese

finalizar

tornar final; dê os últimos retoques; colocar em forma final

🇷🇺Russian

завершить

сделать окончательным; нанести последние штрихи; привести в окончательную форму

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंतिम रूप

अंतिम बनाना; अंतिम स्पर्श लगाओ; अंतिम रूप में लाना

🇧🇩Bengali

চূড়ান্ত করা

চূড়ান্ত করা; শেষ স্পর্শ করা; চূড়ান্ত আকারে রাখা

🇮🇳Tamil

இறுதி செய்ய

இறுதி செய்ய; கடைசி தொடுதலை வைக்கவும்; இறுதி வடிவத்தில் வைக்கப்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖరారు

తుది చేయండి; చివరి మెరుగులు చాలు; తుది రూపంలో ఉంచారు

🇮🇳Marathi

अंतिम करणे

अंतिम करा; शेवटचे स्पर्श ठेवा; अंतिम स्वरूपात ठेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંતિમ સ્વરૂપ આપવું

અંતિમ બનાવો પર છેલ્લો સ્પર્શ મૂકો; અંતિમ સ્વરૂપમાં મૂકો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂತಿಮಗೊಳಿಸು

ಅಂತಿಮಗೊಳಿಸು; ಕೊನೆಯ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಕಿ; ಅಂತಿಮ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്തിമമാക്കുക

അന്തിമമാക്കുക; അവസാന സ്പർശനങ്ങൾ ഇടുക; അന്തിമ രൂപത്തിലാക്കി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਤਿਮ ਰੂਪ ਦੇਣਾ

ਫਾਈਨਲ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ; 'ਤੇ ਆਖਰੀ ਛੂਹ ਪਾ; ਅੰਤਮ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

حتمی شکل دینا

حتمی بنانا؛ پر آخری ٹچ ڈالو؛ حتمی شکل میں ڈالیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

敲定

作出最终决定；进行最后的修饰；形成最终形式

🇯🇵Japanese

完成させる

最終的にする;最後の仕上げをします。最終形に仕上げる

🇰🇷Korean

마무리하다

최종적으로 만들다; 마지막 손질을 하십시오; 최종 형태로 넣다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoàn thiện

làm cuối cùng; thực hiện những bước cuối cùng; đưa vào dạng cuối cùng

🇹🇭Thai

จบ

ทำให้สุดท้าย; ใส่สัมผัสสุดท้าย; เข้าสู่รูปแบบสุดท้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyelesaikan

jadikan final; berikan sentuhan terakhir; dimasukkan ke dalam bentuk akhir

🇵🇭Filipino

tapusin

gawing pangwakas; ilagay ang huling pagpindot sa; ilagay sa huling anyo

🇲🇾Malay

memuktamadkan

membuat muktamad; letakkan sentuhan terakhir; dimasukkan ke dalam bentuk akhir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وضع اللمسات الأخيرة

جعل النهائي؛ وضع اللمسات الأخيرة؛ وضعها في الشكل النهائي

🇮🇷Persian

نهایی کردن

نهایی کردن آخرین لمس ها را روی آن قرار دهید؛ به شکل نهایی قرار داده شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sonuçlandırmak

son haline getirin; son rötuşları yapın; son haline getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַכֵּם

להפוך לסופי; לשים את הנגיעות האחרונות; להכניס לצורה סופית

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The primary meaning of 'finalize' is 'make final; put the last touches on; put into final form'.

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