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    eventually
    /ɪˈvɛn(t)ʃʊəli/

    adverb

    • 1. in the end, especially after a long delay, dispute, or series of problems: "eventually, after midnight, I arrived at the hotel"

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  2. EVENTUALLY definition: 1. in the end, especially after a long time or a lot of effort, problems, etc.: 2. in the end…. Learn more.

  3. : at an unspecified later time : in the end. Synonyms. finally. someday. sometime. sooner or later. ultimately. yet. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of eventually in a Sentence. Eventually, I did get better and returned to work. I am sure that we'll succeed eventually. Her constant campaigning eventually got her the nomination.

  4. Eventually means at the end of a situation or process or as the final result of it. Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult. She sees the bar as a starting point and eventually plans to run her own chain of country inns. Synonyms: in the end, finally, one day, after all More Synonyms of eventually.

  5. EVENTUALLY meaning: 1. in the end, especially after a long time or a lot of effort, problems, etc.: 2. in the end…. Learn more.

  6. Define eventually. eventually synonyms, eventually pronunciation, eventually translation, English dictionary definition of eventually. adv. At an unspecified future time: eventually rose to the position of vice president.

  7. Definition of eventually adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. in the end, especially after a long time: We all hope that an agreement can be reached eventually. Fewer examples. They eventually agreed to let us enter. Everyone eventually relaxed and began to enjoy themselves. What happened eventually? "Did you find anywhere to stay?" "Eventually!" Eventually, he fell asleep.

  9. OED's earliest evidence for eventually is from 1614, in the writing of Thomas Adams, Church of England clergyman. eventually is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eventual adj. , ‑ly suffix 2 .

  10. Eventually refers to an unspecific time when something will be completed, and it usually suggests it won't be done soon. Think of eventually being said with a big sigh, as though the speaker knows that it will take a long time before something will be finished.

  11. Eventually means at the end of a situation or process or as the final result of it. Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult. Synonyms: in the end, finally, one day, after all More Synonyms of eventually. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.