eventually
IPA: ɪvˈɛntʃʌwʌɫi
adverb
- In the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks.
- (mathematics, of a sequence) For some tail; for all terms beyond some term; with only finitely many exceptions.
- (proscribed, non-native speakers' English) Possibly, potentially, perhaps
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Examples of "eventually" in Sentences
- The term eventually came to mean any disposable cash.
- When he died, the title eventually fell to Francis Bacon.
- My name eventually got called for the freestyle bracket, and I won that tournament as well.
- United never recovered from that blow as the title eventually slipped from their grasp with a subsequent draw at
- The term eventually took broader hold and, since roleplaying games evolved out of wargaming, it came to be used in that hobby as well, although with a bit less affection than either the Napoleonic or wargames version of the term.
- "Physical culture" became gym class, or working out, or just plain exercise, and the term eventually died--until the New York Times resurrected it as a pompous catch-all for doing somewhat inane things like riding expensive bicycles in club races and doing yoga with your dog:
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