eventual
adjUK /ɪˈvɛn.(t)ʃʊ.əl/ · US /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/
Etymology From event + -ual; compare French éventuel. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, including German eventuell, French éventuel, Italian eventuale, Spanish eventual, Swedish eventuell.
1
Finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.
2
Pertaining to events; event-related, evential.
3
Proscribed Possible, potential.
Non-native speakers' English or European Union
- They both opposed an eventual imposition of anti-dumping measures as they considered that it could lead to a cessation of imports of the product concerned from the PRC79.
- Synonyms
- soon-to-be
- Derived terms
- eventualise, eventualism, eventualist, eventuality, eventually