What does Inevitably mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inevitably, necessarily, of necessity, needsadverb

    in such a manner as could not be otherwise

    "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective"

  2. inescapably, ineluctably, inevitably, unavoidablyadverb

    by necessity

    "the situation slid inescapably toward disaster "

Wiktionary

  1. inevitablyadverb

    In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.

  2. inevitablyadverb

    As usual; predictably; as expected.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Inevitablyadverb

    Without possibility of escape.

    Etymology: from inevitable.

    The day thou eat'st thereof, my sole command
    Transgrest, inevitably thou shalt die. John Milton, Par. Lost.

    How inevitably does an immoderate laughter end in a sigh? Robert South, Sermons.

    To look no further than the next line, it will inevitably follow, that they can drive to no certain point. Dryden.

    Inflammations of the bowels oft inevitably tend to the ruin of the whole. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.

    If our sense of hearing were exalted, we should have no quiet or sleep in the silentest nights, and we must inevitably be stricken deaf or dead with a clap of thunder. Richard Bentley.

ChatGPT

  1. inevitably

    Inevitably refers to something that is certain to happen, unavoidable or inescapable. It implies a necessary or predictable outcome or consequence of a particular situation or set of circumstances.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inevitablyadverb

    without possibility of escape or evasion; unavoidably; certainly

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Inevitably' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3158

  2. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Inevitably' in Adverbs Frequency: #242

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Inevitably in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Inevitably in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Inevitably in a Sentence

  1. David Kelly:

    This would allow us to supply the economy with extra workers to match the inevitably swelling number of dependents.

  2. Schlumberger Chief Executive Paal Kibsgaard:

    Inevitably service industry pricing has to recover and as it does, this will consume a large part of the E&P investment increases intended for additional activity, which will further amplify the pending oil supply deficit.

  3. David Gergen:

    Inevitably, people are asking: Why the hell didn't Obama do what Hollande and Putin are doing way back when he declared our intention to degrade and defeat ISIS?

  4. Ricky Boyett:

    We know, inevitably, New Orleans is going to have a bigger storm than the height of the system, so we built a system that is designed to be overtopped.

  5. Jose Barbosa Alcala:

    Study and prepare yourself, and when the opportunity inevitably comes, you will be ready

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