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eventually

  • adverb
  • /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃuː.ə.li/

in the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks.

Example

“Everyone's true colors will be revealed eventually.”

Other meanings

  1. For some tail; for all terms beyond some term; with only finitely many exceptions.

    “Eventually, all prime numbers are odd.”

  2. possibly, potentially, perhaps.

    “I will come eventually, but haven't decided yet.”

Synonyms

  • at last
  • finally
  • yet
  • ultimately
  • in the end

Example sentences

  • “Eventually, the genre became stagnant.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “eventually” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.