eventually

[ ih-ven-choo-uh-lee ]
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adverb
  1. finally; ultimately; at some later time: Eventually we will own the house free and clear.

Origin of eventually

1
First recorded in 1650–60; eventual + -ly

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British Dictionary definitions for eventually

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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