eventual
English
Etymology
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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈvɛn(t)ʃʊəl/, /ɪˈvɛn(t)ʃəl/, /ə-/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈvɛnt͡ʃuəl/, /əˈvɛnt͡ʃəl/
- Homophone: evential (for some speakers)
Adjective
eventual (not comparable)
- Finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.
- Pertaining to events; event-related, evential.
- (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
- soon-to-be
Translations
finally resulting
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pertaining to events
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Galician
Adjective
eventual m or f (plural eventuais)
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Related terms
- eventualidade
- eventualmente
Further reading
- “eventual” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin ēventus + -al; compare Portuguese evento.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.vẽ.tuˈaw/ [e.vẽ.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /e.vẽˈtwaw/ [e.vẽˈtwaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.vẽˈtwal/ [i.vẽˈtwaɫ]
- Hyphenation: e‧ven‧tu‧al
Adjective
eventual m or f (plural eventuais)
- infrequent
- casual
- eventual
Romanian
Etymology
From French éventuel.
Adjective
eventual m or n (feminine singular eventuală, masculine plural eventuali, feminine and neuter plural eventuale)
- prospective
Declension
Declension of eventual
singular | plural | ||||||
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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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ebenˈtwal/ [e.β̞ẽn̪ˈt̪wal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: e‧ven‧tual
Adjective
eventual (plural eventuales)
- potential, possible
- sporadic
- temporary (employee, contract)
- eventual (anglicism, proscribed, mostly Latin America)
Derived terms
- eventualmente
Further reading
- “eventual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014