eventual

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   happening or existing at a later time or as the final result of a process

   After months of negotiation, the eventual agreement satisfied both sides.

Common collocations

• eventual collapse Adjective + noun

From French eventuel, ultimately from Latin eventus ("outcome, result") with the adjective suffix -al. Earlier and cognate uses could mean "possible" or "contingent"; in modern English the dominant sense concerns what occurs in the end.

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