Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A possible event; something that may happen.

    Eventualität

    a possible event or occurrence or result

  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)An individual's propensity to take notice of events, changes, or facts.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. We need to be ready for any eventuality.

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  2. We must be prepared for every eventuality.

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  3. He says the country has to begin preparing for such an eventuality and to explain the issue to the public.

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Translations

5 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
possible event — see also contingency:

Origin

Calque of French éventualité, eventual + -ity

Calque of French éventualité, eventual + -ity

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Forms

plural: eventualities
Singulareventuality
Pluraleventualities

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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