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eventually

[ ih-ven-choo-uh-lee ]

adverb

  1. finally; ultimately; at some later time:

    Eventually we will own the house free and clear.



eventually

/ ɪˈvɛntʃʊəlɪ /

adverb

  1. at the very end; finally
  2. as sentence modifier after a long time or long delay

    eventually, he arrived



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Word History and Origins

Origin of eventually1

First recorded in 1650–60; eventual + -ly

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Example Sentences

The Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.

Eventually Morrow was released with no money, vehicle, or phone.

Eventually, she did—more or less—reinventing herself as Nicki Minaj and becoming a platinum-selling hip-hop superstar.

Shin eventually escaped North Korean captivity while in Vienna.

Eventually, DeCrow and Seidenberg filed suit against the East Village mainstay.

At last Aristide fed him desperately, dandled him eventually to sleep, and returned to an excited pillow.

Masters and I arranged to come home together and eventually reached Cape Town.

But if the "great public" will only tolerate one as a pupil long enough, eventually, one must succeed.

There is much controversy as to whether stop-keys will eventually displace the older fashioned draw-knobs.

The place was then attacked by an armed force, without result, but eventually the natives allowed the women to be taken away.

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