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e·ven·tu·al
(ĭ-vĕn′cho͞o-əl)adj.
1. Occurring at an unspecified time in the future: his eventual failure.
2. Archaic Dependent on circumstance; contingent.
[French éventuel, from Latin ēventus, outcome; see event.]
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eventual
(ɪˈvɛntʃʊəl)adj
(prenominal) happening in due course of time; ultimate: the eventual outcome was his defeat.
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e•ven•tu•al
(ɪˈvɛn tʃu əl)adj.
1. happening at some indefinite future time or after a series of occurrences: His mistakes led to his eventual dismissal.
2. Archaic. contingent.
[1605–15; < French éventuel]
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Adj. | 1. | eventual - expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating; "hope of eventual (or ultimate) rescue"; "if this trend continues it is not reasonable to expect the eventual collapse of the stock market" ultimate - furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life" |
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eventual
adjective final, later, resulting, future, overall, concluding, ultimate, prospective, ensuing, consequent Civil war will be the eventual outcome of the country's racial tensions.
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eventual
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Translations
نِهائي، في النِّهايَه
endeligsluttelig
endanlegur, sem verîur aî lokum
galīgssekojošs
sonuç/netice olaraksonunda
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
eventual
[ɪˈvɛntʃuəl] adjCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
eventual
adj the decline and eventual collapse of the Roman Empire → der Niedergang und schließlich vollkommene Zerfall des Römischen Reiches; he predicted the eventual fall of the government → er hat vorausgesagt, dass die Regierung am Ende or schließlich zu Fall kommen würde; the eventual success of the project is not in doubt → es besteht kein Zweifel, dass das Vorhaben letzten Endes Erfolg haben wird; he lost to the eventual winner → er verlor gegen den späteren Gewinner
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
eventual
[ɪˈvɛntʃʊəl] adj → finaleit resulted in the eventual loss of many lives → ha avuto come risultato finale la perdita di molte vite umane
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
eventual
(iˈventʃuəl) adjective happening in the end. their quarrel and eventual reconciliation.
eˌventuˈality (-ˈӕ-) – plural eventuˈalities – noun a possible happening. We are ready for all eventualities.
eˈventually adverb finally; at length. I thought he would never ask her to marry him, but he did eventually.
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