Standard Lemma guide

eventual

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈvɛn.(t)ʃʊ.əl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈvɛn.(t)ʃ.əl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ə-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/
  • General-American: /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃəl/
  • General-American: /ə-/
  • homophone: evential (for some speakers)
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 V EH1 N CH UW0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IY0 V EH1 N CH UW0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to events; event-related, evential.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Possible, potential.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, proscribed

Qualifier: non-native speakers' English or European Union

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неизбежен (neizbežen) — finally resulting
  • Polish: nieuchronny — finally resulting
  • Polish: ostateczny — finally resulting
  • Portuguese: finalmente — finally resulting
  • Spanish: inevitable — finally resulting
  • Bulgarian: евентуален (eventualen) — pertaining to events
  • Bulgarian: възможен (vǎzmožen) — pertaining to events
  • Polish: zdarzeniowy — pertaining to events
  • Portuguese: eventualmente — pertaining to events
  • Spanish: eventual — pertaining to events
Real reading context

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