What does eventually mean?
Definitions for eventually
ɪˈvɛn tʃu ə lieven·tu·al·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word eventually.
Princeton's WordNet
finally, eventuallyadverb
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
Wiktionary
eventuallyadverb
In the end.
eventuallyadverb
(of a sequence) for some tail
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Eventuallyadverb
In the event; in the last result; in the consequence.
Etymology: from eventual.
Hermione has but intentionally, not eventually, disobliged you; and hath made your flame a better return, by restoring you your own heart, than she could have done by exchanging her’s for it. Robert Boyle, Seraphick Love.
ChatGPT
eventually
Eventually, in general terms, refers to an unspecified time or point in the future, implying that something will occur or happen after a certain period of time, although the exact timing may not be specified or known. It signifies an eventual outcome or occurrence that is expected or anticipated to happen, but the timing may be variable or uncertain.
Webster Dictionary
Eventuallyadverb
in an eventual manner; finally; ultimately
Wikidata
Eventually
Eventually is the second solo album that Paul Westerberg released after the breakup of The Replacements. The album started out in Atlanta with producer Brendan O'Brien. Although those sessions produced good results—the leadoff single, "Love Untold", among them—Westerberg and O'Brien parted ways. O'Brien was pressed for time, and Westerberg needed more time to write enough songs to fill out a full album. Westerberg regrouped with Lou Giordano. The song "Good Day" was written for late Replacements guitarist Bob Stinson. It references "Hold My Life", a track from the album Tim.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'eventually' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1131
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'eventually' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1235
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'eventually' in Adverbs Frequency: #109
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of eventually in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of eventually in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of eventually in a Sentence
I figured something was going to happen to us eventually, as a medic, looking at all that [ smoke ], I knew it was toxic. A firefighter knows that you put on a breathing apparatus when you see smoke like that and you dont even go into the building unless youre on air. And we were next to that, breathing it in all the time.
The company has historically had rocky relations with other hardware makers, preferring to imagine a world in which everyone buys an Apple device, then powers it with Apple services, this was the model for the original iPod, as most people forget. You couldn't use iTunes on a PC originally. Eventually Apple got wise.
There's no question that life is about cash flow. Even if you are highly confident that you will eventually get paid, people will pull in their horns and hunker down.
We're going to eventually see renewables surpass coal across the country.
There may eventually be another hiatus again sometime in my future, but for now we are just taking it one step at a time.
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- uiteindelik, ten slotteAfrikaans
- في النهايةArabic
- накраяBulgarian
- finalmentCatalan, Valencian
- nakonec, konečněCzech
- schließlich, letztendlichGerman
- eventualmente, finalmente, al finalSpanish
- lopulta, viimeinkinFinnish
- finalement, à la fin, à termeFrench
- aig a’ cheann thallScottish Gaelic
- अंत मेंHindi
- ի վերջոArmenian
- finalmente, al finInterlingua
- akhirnyaIndonesian
- infine, alla fineItalian
- בסופו של דברHebrew
- やっと, 結局, とうとう, ついに, 最終的Japanese
- ಅಂತಿಮವಾಗಿKannada
- 결국, 結局Korean
- на крајотMacedonian
- uiteindelijkDutch
- etter hvert, omsider, til sluttNorwegian
- w końcuPolish
- eventualmente, finalmente, enfimPortuguese
- în fine, la urma urmeiRomanian
- в итоге, в конечном счёте, в конце концовRussian
- eventualno, konačno, na koncu, na krajuSerbo-Croatian
- slutligen, till slut, så småningomSwedish
- sonundaTurkish
- врешті-рештUkrainian
- 終Chinese
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