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