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DictionaryeventualHappening in the end
adjective

eventual

ih-VEN-choo-uhl/ɪˈventʃuəl/

Happening in the end after time or development.

The sequence shows the seed's eventual development into a mature fruit tree.

Three connected stages: seed in soil, growing sapling, finally a mature fruit tree; final tree emphasized.
Etymology
eLatinout
+ventLatinto come
+ualFrenchrelating to

“Coming out” supplied the idea of something happening or resulting. Eventual first meant “pertaining to events,” then narrowed to what ultimately results—the outcome reached at the end of a process or delay.

In context

Brainspark SSC & RRB7:57
It marked the beginning of the end of colonial rule and paved the way for India's eventual emergence as a free and independent nation.
Unveiling the Government of India Act 1919: A Turning Point in History!

More examples

  • The eventual winner trails by ten points at halftime.
  • We save each month for our eventual move.
  • Years of practice lead to her eventual success.

Forms

eventual

eventually adverb — In the end, after time or development.

Similar words

final
Marks the last stage, without emphasizing time or development.
ultimate
Can also mean greatest or most important, unlike eventual.