Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)In the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks.

    Everyone's true colors will be revealed eventually.

    She didn't arrive. Eventually, we started without her.

    schließlich, letztendlich

    в конце́ концо́вv koncé koncóv, в коне́чном счётеv konéčnom sčóte, в ито́геv itóge

    зре́штоюzréštoju

    after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

  2. (not comparable)For some tail; for all terms beyond some term; with only finitely many exceptions.

    Eventually, all prime numbers are odd.

  3. (not comparable, proscribed)Possibly, potentially, perhaps.

    I will come eventually, but haven't decided yet.

Examples

1064 sentences
  1. Everything eventually gets easier with practice.

    Із практикою все з часом стає простіше.

    ruС практикой всё со временем становится проще.

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  2. The pain will eventually go away.

    Біль врешті-решт пройде.

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  3. We'll have to tell Tom eventually.

    З часом ми будемо змушені розповісти Тому.

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  4. Tom will eventually find out the truth.

    Том у підсумку дізнається правду.

    ruТом в конечном итоге узнает правду.

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  5. Tom is going to do that eventually.

    Том з часом це зробить.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
in the end:
Русский
By meaning 1
in the end:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in the end:

Origin

From eventual + -ly. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, i

From eventual + -ly. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, including Czech eventuálně, French éventuellement, Swedish eventuellt.

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Synonyms

16 synonyms
sense, in the end:at last
Close in meaning
  • after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay:finally

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • do that eventually
  • going to eventually
  • eventually give up
  • will eventually give
  • eventually figure out
  • eventually got used
  • eventually want to
  • eventually find out
  • know that eventually
  • eventually get married
  • eventually get
  • eventually found

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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