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inevitable
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in·ev·i·ta·ble
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ɪnˈɛv
ɪ
tə
bəl
/
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in-
ev
-i-t
uh
-b
uh
l
]
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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.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
<
Latin
inēvītābilis.
See
in-
3
,
evitable
Related forms
in·ev·i·ta·bil·i·ty,
in·ev·i·ta·ble·ness,
noun
in·ev·i·ta·bly,
adverb
qua·si-in·ev·i·ta·ble,
adjective
qua·si-in·ev·i·ta·b·ly,
adverb
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World English Dictionary
inevitable
(ɪnˈɛvɪtəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
unavoidable
2.
sure to happen; certain
—
n
3.
the inevitable
something that is unavoidable
[C15: from Latin
inēvītābilis,
from
in-
1
+
ēvītābilis,
from
ēvītāre
to shun, from
vītāre
to avoid]
inevita'bility
—
n
in'evitableness
—
n
in'evitably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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inevitable
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inevitable
triumphs at an awards show that feels
right.
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inevitable
, because the protagonists proudly embodied the
national interests of their countries.
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inevitable
two chains from two
different primary craters would cross somewhere.
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inevitable
that it would be made public, that doesn't mean that it should have been.
Their occupants were lucky that the scandal broke before the
inevitable
next earthquake.
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inevitable
.
We'd spent a lot of time inoculating the team against the
inevitable
sniping.
And the good news is that there is no
inevitable
end to this process.
The authorities should turn a blind eye to violence as an
inevitable
by-product of revolutionary mobilization.
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