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eventual
What does eventual mean?
eventual (adjective): expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce eventual?
/əˈvɛntʃuəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does eventual come from?
From event + -ual; compare French éventuel.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “eventual” mean?
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
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broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something
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having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
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expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating
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