eventual

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English

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.

Pronunciation

Adjective

eventual (not comparable)

  1. Finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.
  2. Pertaining to events; event-related, evential.
  3. (proscribed, non-native speakers' English or European Union) Possible, potential.
    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.

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Galician

Adjective

eventual m or f (plural eventuais)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ēventus +‎ -al; compare Portuguese evento.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.vẽ.tuˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.vẽˈtwaw/
 

  • Hyphenation: e‧ven‧tu‧al

Adjective

eventual m or f (plural eventuais)

  1. infrequent
  2. casual
  3. eventual

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French éventuel.

Pronunciation

Adjective

eventual m or n (feminine singular eventuală, masculine plural eventuali, feminine and neuter plural eventuale)

  1. prospective

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite eventual eventuală eventuali eventuale
definite eventualul eventuala eventualii eventualele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite eventual eventuale eventuali eventuale
definite eventualului eventualei eventualilor eventualelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ebenˈtwal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: e‧ven‧tual

Adjective

eventual m or f (masculine and feminine plural eventuales)

  1. potential, possible
  2. sporadic
  3. temporary (employee, contract)
  4. eventual (anglicism, proscribed, mostly Latin America)

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