Eventually Meaning
/ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃuː.ə.li/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn the end; after some time.
advIn the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks.
Sentence Examples
Eventually, we found the right solution.
He eventually became the company's CEO.
Our flight eventually left five hours late.
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After hours of climbing, they ____ reached the mountain summit.
Word Origin & History
From eventual + -ly. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, including Czech eventuálně, French éventuellement, Swedish eventuellt.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Eventually, the railway opened on Monday, December 14, 1896, with a universal fare of 1d. collected at the turnstiles, and conditions were immediately chaotic, as many passengers travelled round and round, and refused to leave the cars."
— 1955 January 26, Charles E. Lee, “The Glasgow Underground Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 24:
"It had taken nine years from the evening that Truman first showed up with a pie plate at her mother's door, but his dogged perseverance eventually won him the hand of his boyhood Sunday school crush."
— 2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage:
"President Volodymyr Zelensky has known the day would come when the idea of another “forever war” became unappealing to NATO, and the world’s largest military alliance eventually sought to wind down its involvement."
— 2024 November 9, Nick Paton Walsh, “Trump’s second term could bring chaos around the world. Will it work?”, in CNN:
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After hours of climbing, they ____ reached the mountain summit.