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eventual

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪˈvɛn.(t)ʃʊ.əl/ / /ɪˈvɛn.(t)ʃ.əl/ / /ə-/

adj

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.

  1. Finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.
  2. Pertaining to events; event-related, evential.
  3. 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.