Standard Lemma guide

eventually

adv · 4 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃuː.ə.li/
  • UK: /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃʊ.li/
  • UK: /ɪˈvɛn.tjʊ.li/
  • US: /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.ə.li/
  • US: /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.li/
  • US: /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃə.li/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 V EH1 N CH AH0 W AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH0 V EH1 N SH AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: IY0 V EH1 N CH AH0 W AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 4: IY0 V EH1 N SH AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Everyone's true colors will be revealed eventually.
  • She didn't arrive. Eventually, we started without her.
  • He hopes eventually to attend nursing school.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

For some tail; for all terms beyond some term; with only finitely many exceptions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • Eventually, all prime numbers are odd.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

Possibly, potentially, perhaps.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, proscribed

Qualifier: non-native speakers' English

Examples

  • I will come eventually, but haven't decided yet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: finally

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From eventual + -ly. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, including Czech eventuálně, French éventuellement, Swedish eventuellt.

Across languages

Translations

94 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: uiteindelik — in the end
  • Afrikaans: ten slotte — in the end
  • Arabic: أَخِيرًا (ʔaḵīran) — in the end
  • Arabic: فِي اَلْآخِرْ (fī l-ʔāḵir) — in the end
  • Bulgarian: накра́я (nakrája) — in the end
  • Catalan: finalment — in the end
  • Chinese Cantonese: 最後 /最后 (ceoi3 hau6) — in the end
  • Chinese Cantonese: 終於 /终于 (ci2 zung1) — in the end
  • Chinese Cantonese: 始終 /始终 (ci2 zung1) — in the end
  • Chinese Cantonese: 終須 /终须 (zung1 seoi1) — in the end
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最後 /最后 (zuìhòu) — in the end
  • Chinese Mandarin: 終於 /终于 (zhōngyú) — in the end
  • Chinese Mandarin: 終究 /终究 (zhōngjiǔ) — in the end
  • Chinese Mandarin: 終歸 /终归 (zhōngguī) — in the end
  • Chinese Mandarin: 始終 /始终 (shǐzhōng) — in the end
  • Czech: konečně — in the end
  • Czech: nakonec — in the end
  • Danish: til sidst — in the end
  • Danish: omsider — in the end
  • Danish: i sidste instans — in the end
  • Danish: med tiden — in the end
  • Danish: langt om længe — in the end
  • Dutch: uiteindelijk — in the end
  • Esperanto: fine — in the end
  • Estonian: lõpuks — in the end
  • Estonian: viimaks — in the end
  • Finnish: lopulta — in the end
  • Finnish: viimeinkin — in the end
  • French: finalement — in the end
  • French: à terme — in the end
  • French: à la fin — in the end
  • French: finir par — in the end
  • German: schließlich — in the end
  • German: letztendlich — in the end
  • Greek: τελικά (teliká) — in the end
  • Ancient Greek: χρόνῳ (khrónōi) — in the end
  • Hungarian: végül — in the end
  • Hungarian: végül is — in the end
  • Ido: tandem — in the end
  • Indonesian: akhirnya — in the end
  • Indonesian: pada akhirnya — in the end
  • Interlingua: finalmente — in the end
  • Interlingua: al fin — in the end
  • Irish: i ndeireadh na dála — in the end
  • Italian: alla fine — in the end
  • Italian: infine — in the end
  • Japanese: とうとう (tōtō) — in the end
  • Japanese: 結局 (kekkyoku) — in the end
  • Japanese: ついに (tsui-ni) — in the end
  • Japanese: 最終的に (saishūteki ni) — in the end
  • Japanese: やっと (yatto) — in the end
  • Korean: 결국 (gyeolguk) — in the end
  • Latin: tandem — in the end
  • Macedonian: на кра́јот (na krájot) — in the end
  • Māori: nāwai — in the end
  • Māori: nāwai rā — in the end
  • Māori: tāria te wā — in the end
  • Norwegian: omsider — in the end
  • Norwegian Bokmål: til slutt — in the end
  • Norwegian Bokmål: etter hvert — in the end
  • Norwegian Bokmål: langt om lenge — in the end
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: til slutt — in the end
  • Old English: æt nīehstan — in the end
  • Polish: w końcu — in the end
  • Polish: ostatecznie — in the end
  • Polish: wreszcie — in the end
  • Portuguese: finalmente — in the end
  • Portuguese: enfim — in the end
  • Portuguese: no final das contas — in the end
  • Romanian: în fine — in the end
  • Romanian: la urma urmei — in the end
  • Romanian: în cele din urmă — in the end
  • Russian: в конце́ концо́в (v koncé koncóv) — in the end
  • Russian: в коне́чном счёте (v konéčnom sčóte) — in the end
  • Russian: в ито́ге (v itóge) — in the end
  • Scottish Gaelic: aig a' cheann thall — in the end
  • Serbo-Croatian: eventualno — in the end
  • Serbo-Croatian: konačno — in the end
  • Serbo-Croatian: na kraju — in the end
  • Serbo-Croatian: na koncu — in the end
  • Spanish: al final — in the end
  • Spanish: finalmente — in the end
  • Spanish: con el tiempo — in the end
  • Spanish: a la larga — in the end
  • Sranan Tongo: te fu kaba — in the end
  • Swedish: så småningom — in the end
  • Swedish: slutligen — in the end
  • Swedish: till slut — in the end
  • Swedish: till sist — in the end
  • Swedish: omsider — in the end
  • Swedish: långt om länge — in the end
  • Turkish: sonunda — in the end
  • Ukrainian: зре́штою (zréštoju) — in the end
  • Vietnamese: cuối cùng — in the end
Real reading context

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