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inevitable
What does inevitable mean?
inevitable (adjective): incapable of being avoided or prevented.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use inevitable in a sentence?
- The inevitable result. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce inevitable?
/ɪˈnɛvətəbəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does inevitable come from?
From Middle French inevitable, from Latin inēvītābilis (“unavoidable”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to inevitable
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “inevitable” mean?
having or giving off a high temperature
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of lesser importance or stature or rank
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first in a series of copies or versions
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incapable of being avoided or prevented
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