eventually

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.ə.li/ UK /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃuː.ə.li/ See IPA manual

Freq #2018

Meanings

1

adv
In the end, especially after a long time or many problems.

After years of trying, she eventually passed the exam.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in the end, especially... finallyat last

More ultimately yet

Opposites

immediately promptly soon

Word family

Related forms frequently sometime

Etymology

From eventual + -ly. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, including Czech eventuálně, French éventuellement, Swedish eventuellt.

*gʷem- Proto-Indo-European

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# eventually

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.ə.li/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃuː.ə.li/
**Frequency rank:** 2018

## Meanings
1. In the end, especially after a long time or many problems.

## Examples
- After years of trying, she eventually passed the exam.

## Synonyms
- finally
- ultimately
- yet

## Antonyms
- immediately
- promptly
- soon

## Related Forms
- frequently
- sometime

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʷem-

## Etymology
From eventual + -ly. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, including Czech eventuálně, French éventuellement, Swedish eventuellt.

## AI Etymology
Eventually comes from eventual + -ly. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, including Czech eventuálně, French éventuellement, Swedish eventuellt. In current use, the main sense is “In the end, especially after a long time or many problems”. Its deeper ancestry includes Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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