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eventually

[ ih-ven-choo-uh-lee ]

adverb

  1. finally; ultimately; at some later time:

    Eventually we will own the house free and clear.



eventually

/ ɪˈɛԳʃʊəɪ /

adverb

  1. at the very end; finally
  2. as sentence modifier after a long time or long delay

    eventually, he arrived

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eventually1

First recorded in 1650–60; eventual + -ly
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Saracens hardly touched the ball until the eighth minute when Tom Willis went on a spectacular carry, bouncing off challenge after challenge before eventually losing the ball.

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She eventually released more than a dozen albums and sang with Dolly Parton.

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Along the way, police attempted a PIT manuever to disable the truck and eventually boxed it in, with multiple flat tires, in front of the Studio City home.

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Minahan, a TV veteran, eventually falls into the trap of episodic management, to the point where characters lose their individuality within the story’s growing dependence on constructs, gestures and making points.

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He also speculated that it may eventually only apply to students from low-income households.

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