eventual
Use Eventual in a sentence
tʃu adjective
1.
happening at some indefinite future time or after a series of occurrences; ultimate: His mistakes led to his eventual dismissal.
2.
depending upon uncertain events; contingent.
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| —adj | |
| (prenominal) happening in due course of time; ultimate: the eventual outcome was his defeat | |
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Eventual
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
eventual
1610s, from Fr. éventuel, from L. event-, stem of evenire (see event). Related: Eventually "ultimately" (c.1680).
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Example sentences
Overall goal, should be developing technologies for eventual colonization.
It was not eggs that proved pivotal to the eventual success of cake mixes, but frosting.
If they survive the crisis, they will help an eventual synchronised recovery in trade.
Basically, delays in completing the station may delay its eventual demise.
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