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Webster 1913 Edition

Eventual

E-ven′tu-al

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
éventiel
. See
Event
.]
1.
Coming or happening as a consequence or result; consequential.
Burke.
2.
Final; ultimate.
“Eventual success.”
Cooper.
3.
(Law)
Dependent on events; contingent.
Marshall.

Webster 1828 Edition

Eventual

EVENT'UAL

,
Adj.
[from event.] Coming or happening as a consequence or result of any thing; consequential.
1.
Final; terminating; ultimate.
Eventual provision for the payment of the public securities.

Definition 2024

eventual

eventual

English

Adjective

eventual ‎(not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to events.
  2. Inevitable.
  3. (nonstandard, Euro-English) Possible.
    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.

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin eventus (Portuguese evento) + -al

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.vẽ.ˈtwaɫ/
  • Hyphenation: e‧ven‧tu‧al

Adjective

eventual m, f ‎(plural eventuais, comparable)

  1. infrequent
  2. casual
  3. eventual

Spanish

Adjective

eventual m, f ‎(plural eventuales)

  1. eventual

Etymology

From French éventuel, from Middle French event

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