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. Dennis Ross:

    If you say our only choice is to do nothing or solve the whole problem, inevitably you'll do nothing, and you'll create a vacuum, and then the worst possible forces will fill the vacuum. But The notion that we'll be able to solve everything at once is also not realistic.

  2. Kristan Hawkins:

    Handing out deadly drugs through United States is a disaster waiting to happen, risking women's lives to make a political point and a quick profit makes no sense, and United States sadly anticipate horror stories when inevitably something goes wrong.

  3. James Joyce:

    I shall write a book some day about the appropriateness of names. Geoffrey Chaucer has a ribald ring, as is proper and correct, and Alexander Pope was inevitably Alexander Pope. Colley Cibber was a silly little man without much elegance and Shelley was very Percy and very Bysshe.

  4. Beth Littrell:

    The anti-LGBT rhetoric that has erupted since the marriage decision inevitably fuels the kinds of actions and prejudice that lead to tragedies.

  5. Ron Marks:

    Had Citibank taken an appropriate approach, as required by our agreements, and worked with us, neither Citibank nor Tormar would have suffered any losses, as the positions quickly and inevitably rebounded in value.

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