eventual

adjective

even·​tu·​al i-ˈven(t)-sh(ə-)wəl How to pronounce eventual (audio)
-ˈven-chəl,
-chü-əl
1
archaic : contingent, conditional
2
: taking place at an unspecified later time : ultimately resulting
they counted on our eventual success

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The Razorbacks lost Games 2 and 3 at the 2022 NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional to eventual national runner-up Texas. Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025 Nvidia currently has the DGX Spark available for preorder for $3,999, but even that price is up in the air, as specifics are subject to change before an eventual launch later this year. Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 24 May 2025 The latter departed on March 30 for Villanova just three days after the Terps (27-9), the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, made their first appearance in the Sweet 16 since 2016 but fell to No. 1 seed and eventual national champion Florida, 87-71. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2025 The North continues to press forward with its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, and last year formally abandoned its longstanding policy of eventual reunification with the South. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for eventual

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First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of eventual was in 1645

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“Eventual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventual. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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eventual

adjective
even·​tu·​al i-ˈvench-(ə-)wəl How to pronounce eventual (audio)
-ˈven-chəl
: coming at some later time : ultimate
our eventual success

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