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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Emery had pushed for West Ham United’s Lucas Paqueta ahead of the eventual deadline-day signing. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025 Aeschylus’s telling of the myth includes the detail that Prometheus has a role as a data harvester of sorts, armed with information that helps Zeus and the Titans come to power, but also information about Zeus’s eventual downfall. James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 The 33-year-old would injure his pectoral late in the first half of the Dolphins’ eventual 31-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns and never return. Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025 This led to the formation of the tag team with the eventual split still in mind. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 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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