- eventually
- adverb Date: circa 1680 at an unspecified later time ; in the end
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
eventually
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Eventually — E*ven tu*al*ly, adv. In an eventual manner; finally; ultimately. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eventually — index in due course Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
eventually — ultimately, 1670s, from EVENTUAL (Cf. eventual) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
eventually — [adv] in the course of time after all, at last, at the end of the day*, finally, hereafter, in future, in the end, in the long run*, one day, someday, sometime, sooner or later*, ultimately, when all is said and done*, yet; concepts 552,820 … New thesaurus
eventually — [ē ven′cho͞o əl ē, ē ven′sho͞oəl ē; ē ven′chə lē] adv. finally; ultimately; in the end … English World dictionary
eventually — 01. If you keep on working hard, [eventually] you will succeed. 02. The [eventual] goal of the recent talks between North and South Korea is the reunification of the country. 03. Our flight was delayed by snow, but we [eventually] got away about… … Grammatical examples in English
eventually — [[t]ɪve̱ntʃuəli[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADV: ADV with cl, ADV before v Eventually means in the end, especially after a lot of delays, problems, or arguments. Eventually, the army caught up with him in Latvia... The flight eventually got away six hours late.… … English dictionary
Eventually — Infobox Album | Name = Eventually Type = Album Artist = Paul Westerberg Released = 1996 Recorded = Genre = Alternative rock Length = Label = Reprise Producer = Lou Giordano, Brendan O Brien Reviews = *Allmusic Guide rating|2|5… … Wikipedia
eventually — e|ven|tu|al|ly [ ı ventʃuəli ] adverb *** at the end of a process or period of time in which many things happen: Dad was eventually diagnosed as suffering from a chronic heart condition. We re hoping, eventually, to create 500 new jobs. Did they… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
eventually — adverb after a long time, especially after a long delay or a lot of problems: He worked so hard that eventually he made himself ill. | She eventually passed her driving test. | “Did you manage to contact Roger?” “Well yes, eventually.” … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
eventually */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈventʃuəlɪ] / US adverb at the end of a process or period of time in which many things happen Dad was eventually diagnosed as suffering from a chronic heart condition. We re hoping, eventually, to create 500 new jobs. Did they ever pay you?… … English dictionary
