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eventual

[ ih-ven-choo-uhl ]

adjective

  1. happening at some indefinite future time or after a series of occurrences; ultimate:

    His mistakes led to his eventual dismissal.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. depending upon uncertain events; contingent.


eventual

/ ɪˈɛԳʃʊə /

adjective

  1. prenominal happening in due course of time; ultimate

    the eventual outcome was his defeat

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eventual1

1605–15; < Latin ŧԳٳ ( s ) event + -al 1, modeled of French éԳٳܱ
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The Drug Enforcement Administration wrote in a post on X that 114 immigrants were arrested and placed "on buses for processing and likely eventual deportation".

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The council’s eventual pick was Nancy Martiz, a member of the Huntington Park Civil Service Commission that advises the city on equitable hiring practices.

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The site's eventual closure was sealed when hairline cracks were found in the graphite bricks which make up its nuclear cores.

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There have been reports that the Home Office, tasked with delivering government plans to lower overall migration, is pushing for any eventual agreement to be subject to a visa cap.

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He took secretive pictures of local children playing, including his eventual victim.

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