in the end

in the end

Ultimately; in the future, when something can be better analyzed. In the end, you'll thank your parents for pushing you to work hard. It's hard to know whether an investment will be successful, but, in the end, I think this will prove to be a wise choice. Despite their best efforts, the legal team wasn't able to prevent a guilty verdict.

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in the end

Eventually, ultimately, as in All will turn out well in the end. [Mid-1500s]

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in the ˈend

after or in spite of everything that has gone before; finally: I looked for my keys for hours, and in the end I found them in the car. ♢ They tried to get him to confess, and in the end he did.

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in the end

Eventually; ultimately: All will turn out well in the end.

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