"eventual" meaning in English

See eventual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈvɛn(t)ʃʊəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈvɛn(t)ʃəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ə-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈvɛnt͡ʃuəl/ [General-American], /ɪˈvɛnt͡ʃəl/ [General-American], /ə-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eventual.wav
Etymology: From event + -ual; compare French éventuel. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, including German eventuell, French éventuel, Italian eventuale, Spanish eventual, Swedish eventuell. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷem-}}, {{af|en|event|-ual}} event + -ual, {{cog|fr|éventuel}} French éventuel, {{cog|de|eventuell}} German eventuell, {{cog|fr|éventuel}} French éventuel, {{cog|it|eventuale}} Italian eventuale, {{cog|es|eventual}} Spanish eventual, {{cog|sv|eventuell}} Swedish eventuell Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} eventual (not comparable)
  1. Finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time Translations (finally resulting): неизбежен (neizbežen) (Bulgarian), finalmente (Portuguese), inevitable (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-eventual-en-adj-jFNXthwW Disambiguation of Time: 100 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ual, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 15 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ual: 66 20 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 17 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 33 7 6 0 12 1 0 36 1 0 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 8 8 0 15 1 0 28 0 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 63 18 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 62 19 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 65 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 67 17 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 64 17 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 63 18 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 69 17 13 Disambiguation of 'finally resulting': 88 4 8
  2. Pertaining to events; event-related, evential. Tags: not-comparable Translations (pertaining to events): евентуален (eventualen) (Bulgarian), възможен (vǎzmožen) (Bulgarian), eventualmente (Portuguese), eventual (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-eventual-en-adj-e76LbhsM Disambiguation of 'pertaining to events': 4 95 1
  3. (proscribed, non-native speakers' English or European Union) Possible, potential. Tags: not-comparable, proscribed Categories (place): European Union
    Sense id: en-eventual-en-adj-eUs55aP1 Categories (other): Non-native speakers' English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: soon-to-be Derived forms: eventualise, eventualism, eventualist, eventuality, eventually
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "European Union"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pertaining to events",
      "word": "eventual"
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