Eventually means in the end, especially after a lot of delays, problems, or arguments.
Eventually, the army caught up with him in Latvia.
The flight eventually got away six hours late.
2. adverb [ADVERB before verb]
Eventually means at the end of a situation or process or as the final result of it.
Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independentadult.
She sees the bar as a starting point and eventually plans to run her own chain ofcountry inns.
Synonyms: in the end, finally, one day, after all More Synonyms of eventually
eventually in British English
(ɪˈvɛntʃʊəlɪ)
adverb
1.
at the very end; finally
2. (as sentence modifier)
after a long time or long delay
eventually, he arrived
eventually in American English
(iˈvɛntʃuəli; iˈvɛnʃuəli; iˈvɛntʃəli)
adverb
finally; ultimately; in the end
Examples of 'eventually' in a sentence
eventually
He followed it up to the ceiling, where it parted into two thinner cracks, which eventually merged into nothingness.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
She was disappointed, then frustrated and eventually bitter.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2002)
We must have traveled in a big semicircle, eventually turning back toward our starting point.
Michael Crichton PREY (2002)
In other languages
eventually
British English: eventually /ɪˈvɛntʃʊəlɪ/ ADVERB
Eventually means in the end, especially after a lot of delays, problems, or arguments.
The flight eventually left six hours late.
American English: eventually
Arabic: نَهَائِيَّاً
Brazilian Portuguese: finalmente
Chinese: 终于
Croatian: konačno
Czech: nakonec
Danish: omsider
Dutch: uiteindelijk
European Spanish: finalmente
Finnish: lopulta
French: finalement
German: schließlich
Greek: τελικά
Italian: infine
Japanese: ついに
Korean: 결국
Norwegian: etter hvert
Polish: ostatecznie
European Portuguese: eventualmente
Romanian: în cele din urmă
Russian: в конце концов
Latin American Spanish: finalmente
Swedish: slutligen
Thai: ในที่สุด
Turkish: sonuçta
Ukrainian: врешті-решт
Vietnamese: cuối cùng
Chinese translation of 'eventually'
eventually
(ɪˈvɛntʃuəlɪ)
adv
(= finally) 终(終)于(於) (zhōngyú)
(= ultimately) 最终(終) (zuìzhōng)
请勿将 eventually 和 finally 混淆。如果某事拖延了很久 ，或者经历了相当复杂的过程后终于发生了，可以说它 eventually 发生了， Eventually, they got to the hospital ... I found Victoria Avenue eventually.eventually 还可以表示发生的一系列事情中的最后一件事 ，通常这最后的一件事是前面一系列事情的结果。 Eventually, they were forced to return to England. 在经历了长期等待或期盼后 ，某事终于发生了 ，可以说它 finally 发生了。 Finally, I went to bed ... The heat of the sun finally became too much for me.finally 还可以表示发生的一系列事情当中最后的一件事。 The sky turned red, then purple, and finally black.
(adverb)
Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own independent life.
Synonyms
in the end
finally
The food finally arrived at the end of the week.
one day
after all
some time
ultimately
a tough but ultimately worthwhile struggle
at the end of the day
in the long run
Things could get worse in the long run.
sooner or later
some day
when all is said and done
in the fullness of time
a mystery that will be revealed in the fullness of time
in the course of time
Additional synonyms
in the sense of finally
The food finally arrived at the end of the week.
Synonyms
eventually,
at last,
in the end,
ultimately,
at the last,
at the end of the day,
in the long run,
at length,
at the last moment,
at long last,
when all is said and done,
in the fullness of time,
after a long time
in the sense of in the fullness of time
a mystery that will be revealed in the fullness of time