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eventual

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English

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Etymology

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From event +‎ -ual; compare French éventuel. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, including German eventuell, French éventuel, Italian eventuale, Spanish eventual, Swedish eventuell.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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eventual (not comparable)

  1. Finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.
  2. Pertaining to events; event-related, evential.
  3. (proscribed, non-native speakers' English or European Union) Possible, potential.
    They both opposed an eventual imposition of anti-dumping measures as they considered that it could lead to a cessation of imports of the product concerned from the PRC79.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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Galician

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Adjective

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eventual m or f (plural eventuais)

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin ēventus +‎ -al; compare Portuguese evento.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.vẽ.tuˈaw/ [e.vẽ.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /e.vẽˈtwaw/ [e.vẽˈtwaʊ̯]
 

  • Hyphenation: e‧ven‧tu‧al

Adjective

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eventual m or f (plural eventuais)

  1. infrequent
  2. casual
  3. eventual

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French éventuel.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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eventual m or n (feminine singular eventuală, masculine plural eventuali, feminine and neuter plural eventuale)

  1. prospective

Declension

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Declension of eventual
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite eventual eventuală eventuali eventuale
definite eventualul eventuala eventualii eventualele
genitive-
dative
indefinite eventual eventuale eventuali eventuale
definite eventualului eventualei eventualilor eventualelor

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ebenˈtwal/ [e.β̞ẽn̪ˈt̪wal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: e‧ven‧tual

Adjective

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eventual m or f (masculine and feminine plural eventuales)

  1. potential, possible
  2. sporadic
  3. temporary (employee, contract)
  4. eventual (anglicism, proscribed, mostly Latin America)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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