inevitable

CEFRC1

/ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/

adjective

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adjective
Certain to happen and impossible to prevent.
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adjective
Extra detail
Predictable or always happening.

Examples

As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.
It is inevitable that I go to France someday, I just don't know when.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 4
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 5
Synonyms: 5

Also pronounced

[ɪˈnev.ɪ.ɾə.bɫ̩]
[ɪˈnɛv.ɪ.ɾə.bɫ̩]

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adjective

Extra meanings

Something that is predictable, necessary, or cannot be avoided.
Impossible to avoid or prevent.

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In context

It was an inevitable consequence of the decision.
My outburst met with the inevitable punishment.
We were going so fast that the collision was inevitable.

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After the massive earthquake, the collapse of the old buildings was blank and could not be stopped.

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Citations

The word in print, with each source given in full.

It was inevitable that such a system should lead to the wide use of nicknames to distinguish identically named members of a family[…]
1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xv
To do the job thoroughly sentiment must be ignored and it seems inevitable that the famous Great Hall and the Doric Arch will have to be sacrificed to progress.
1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99
This horse and rider, with their free, rhythmical gallop, were the only moving things to be seen on the face of the flat country. They seemed, in the last sad light of evening, not to be there accidentally, but as an inevitable detail of the landscape.
1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl
Every break seemed dangerous and Falcao clearly had the beating of Amorebieta. Others, being forced to stretch a foot behind them to control Arda Turan's 34th-minute cross, might simply have lashed a shot on the turn; Falcao, though, twisted back on to his left foot, leaving Amorebieta in a heap, and thumped in an inevitable finish – his 12th goal in 15 European matches this season.
2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2018
In the migratory patterns of the city's art scenes, there are two inevitables: First, that neighbourhoods where art makes its home become instantly more attractive; and second, because of it, art won't be at home for long.
2009 August 22, Murray Whyte, “Seeking successors to the Queen West gallery scene”, in Toronto Star

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Origin

adjective

From Middle French inevitable, from Latin inēvītābilis (“unavoidable”), from in- + ēvītābilis (“avoidable”), from ēvītāre (“to avoid”), from ē- (“out”) + vītāre (“to shun”).

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After the massive earthquake, the collapse of the old buildings was blank— and could not be stopped.

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adjective

After the massive earthquake, the collapse of the old buildings was blank and could not be stopped.