eventual en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃəl/ (General-American)
- /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/ (General-American)
- /ɪˈvɛn.(t)ʃ.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ə-/ (General-American)
- /ɪˈvɛn.(t)ʃʊ.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ə-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From event + -ual; compare French éventuel. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, including German eventuell, French éventuel, Italian eventuale, Spanish eventual, Swedish eventuell.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to events; event-related, evential.
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(not-comparable, proscribed, qualifier:non-native speakers' English or European Union) Possible, potential.
They both opposed an eventual imposition of anti-dumping measures as they considered that it could lead to a cessation of imports of the product concerned from the PRC79.
Deriveds
eventuality · eventualism · eventually · eventualist · eventualise
Synonyms
Translations (10)
pt finalmente (finally resulting) · es eventual (pertaining to events) · pl nieuchronny (finally resulting) · bg евентуален (pertaining to events) · bg възможен (pertaining to events) · pl ostateczny (finally resulting) · pt eventualmente (pertaining to events) · bg неизбежен (finally resulting) · pl zdarzeniowy (pertaining to events) · es inevitable (finally resulting)