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eventual

/ɪˈvɛn.(t)ʃʊ.əl/US/ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/

eventual adjective: finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.

Adjective

eventual (not comparable)

  1. Finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.
  2. Pertaining to events; event-related, evential.
  3. (proscribed, 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.

eventual meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

eventual in Tamil

பயனாக நிகழ், முடிவாக விளைகிற, விளைவாக நிகழ், முடிவேலு, பொருந்துதல், செய்ய முடிதல்

eventual in Urdu

آخری

eventual in Bengali

চূড়ান্ত, অন্তিম

eventual in Malayalam

അന്തിമമായ, ഒടുവിലത്തെ, അന്തിമഫലമായ
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eventual in Kannada
ಅಂತಿಮವಾಗಿ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ, ಸಂಭಾವ್ಯ, ಸಂಭವಿಸುವ, ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಬರುವ
eventual in Punjabi
ਛੇਕੜ chekaṛ, چھیکڑ chekaṛ

Examples of eventual in a sentence

  • The eventual regrowth of the forest to its primeval state will take centuries, if not millennia.
  • The company's third loss warning in two years raises the spectre of eventual collapse and bankruptcy.
  • I'm sanguine about the eventual success of the project.

All 40 example sentences with eventual

Synonyms of eventual

Origin of eventual

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.

Words formed from eventual

Questions about eventual

What does eventual mean?
Eventual means finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.
What is eventual in Tamil?
Eventual in Tamil is பயனாக நிகழ், முடிவாக விளைகிற, விளைவாக நிகழ். See Eventual meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is eventual?
Eventual is an adjective.
How do you pronounce eventual?
Eventual is pronounced /ɪˈvɛn.(t)ʃʊ.əl/ (UK).

Words near eventual in the dictionary

  1. eventration
  2. eventrations
  3. events
  4. eventscape
  5. eventscapes
  6. eventual
  7. eventualise
  8. eventualised
  9. eventualises
  10. eventualising
  11. eventualism

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: eventual (page history and authors); eventual (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); eventual (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Eventual (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); eventual (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); eventual (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); چھیکڑ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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