inevitable
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ɪ adjective
1.
unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion.
2.
sure to occur, happen, or come; unalterable: The inevitable end of human life is death.
noun
3.
that which is unavoidable.
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World English Dictionary
inevitable (ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | unavoidable |
| 2. | sure to happen; certain |
| —n | |
| 3. | the inevitable something that is unavoidable |
| [C15: from Latin inēvītābilis, from | |
| inevita'bility | |
| —n | |
| in'evitableness | |
| —n | |
| in'evitably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
inevitable
early 15c., from L. inevitabilis "unavoidable," from in- "not" + evitabilis "avoidable," from evitare "to avoid," from ex- "out" + vitare "shun," originally "go out of the way."
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Example sentences
So it makes sense to make the group as big as possible before the inevitable bad year strikes.
Her album is one of those inevitable triumphs at an awards show that feels right.
Tensions were inevitable, because the protagonists proudly embodied the national interests of their countries.
If these features are long enough, it's inevitable two chains from two different primary craters would cross somewhere.
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