définitivement

definitively, permanently

adverb deh-fee-nee-teev-MAHN Rare

Also means

absolutely, once and for all

Usage Note

Définitivement means in a way that is final and not subject to reversal: c'est définitivement fermé (it is permanently closed). In colloquial French it is sometimes used as an emphatic 'absolutely' or 'definitely' (définitivement le meilleur film), mirroring the English shift. The related adjective is définitif/définitive.

Examples

"Il a définitivement quitté la ville pour s'installer à Lyon."

Natural Translation

He definitively left the city to settle in Lyon.

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