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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEventually
/ɪˈvɛn.tʃu.ə.li/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In the end, especially after a long delay, a series of problems, or a process of time.
"After months of negotiations, they eventually reached an agreement." - 2
At some unspecified future time; ultimately.
"If you practice consistently, you will eventually master the instrument."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'eventus' (an occurrence or outcome), via Late Latin 'eventualis' and 17th-century English adjective 'eventual'. The adverbial suffix '-ly' was added to denote happening as a result or in the end after a period of time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eventually" is said worldwide
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finalement
Transliteration: fina-luh-ment
"Il a fini par comprendre la situation."
schließlich
Transliteration: shleesh-likh
"Sie haben die Lösung schließlich gefunden."
finalmente
Transliteration: fee-nal-men-te
"Alla fine siamo riusciti a completare il progetto."
finalmente
Transliteration: fee-nal-men-te
"Con el tiempo, todo se resolverá."
finalmente
Transliteration: fee-naw-men-chee
"Com o tempo, ele vai entender."
आख़िरकार
Transliteration: aakhirkara
"आख़िरकार हमें सफलता मिल ही गई।"
最终
Transliteration: zuìzhōng
"我们最终完成了这个项目。"
결국
Transliteration: gyeolguk
"우리는 결국 성공할 것입니다."
最終的に
Transliteration: saishūteki ni
"彼は最終的に真実を打ち明けた。"
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