Kilo Lingo

/ɪˈven.tʃu.ə.li/

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Translation

After a long time, in the end.

Word origin

Built from event, which comes from Latin eventus, an outcome. Something that happens eventually is what finally comes out of the waiting.

Origin
Latin
Root
eventus
English cognates
event, eventual

Examples

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"Eventually" means it happened after a long wait.

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Here "eventually" shows the good result came at the end.

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"Eventually" can start a sentence to mean in the end.

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This word is part of lesson 34.