eventually
gb/ɪvˈɛnt͡ʃuəli/ us/ɪvˈɛnt͡ʃuəli/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 1200
végül, előbb-utóbb, idővel
B1
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone/something] eventually [does something]
After months of searching, she eventually found a job she loved.
Hónapokig tartó keresés után végül talált egy olyan állást, amelyet szeretett.
We knew the snow would eventually melt.
Tudtuk, hogy a hó előbb-utóbb el fog olvadni.
He eventually admitted that he had made a mistake.
The negotiations were long, but they eventually reached an agreement.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I will eventually buy a car.
Egyszer majd veszek egy autót.
He will eventually come back.
Előbb-utóbb vissza fog jönni.
The baby will eventually walk.
We will eventually finish the project.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'eventually' with 'possibly' or 'maybe', but 'eventually' means it will happen, just not right away.
Σημασία
Finally, after some delay
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
eventually realize
|eventually become
|eventually decide
|eventually lead to
|eventually find
Συνώνυμα
finally (Often interchangeable, but 'finally' can also imply relief or completion more strongly.)
|
ultimately (More formal and can emphasize the end result over the process.)
Αντώνυμα
immediately (Means happening right away, without the delay implied by 'eventually'.)
|
never (Indicates that something does not happen at any time, opposite of something happening later.)
Θέματα
daily life
|time
|storytelling
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
At a later time, after waiting or after other things happen first.
At some point in the future, especially after a period of delay or a series of events.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
eventually
IPA
GB/ɪvˈɛnt͡ʃuəli/
US/ɪvˈɛnt͡ʃuəli/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
even - tu - ally (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tu)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: eventually
- Plural: eventuallies
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
eventuallies
noun
Related words
eventful
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
uneventful
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
eventuality
noun
Εκφράσεις
eventually end up
1/ɪvˈɛnt͡ʃuəli ˈɛnd ˈʌp/
fixed phrase
Reach a final situation after time
To be in a place or situation in the end after other things happen first.
Παραδείγματα
- We got lost and eventually ended up in a small village.
- She studied law but eventually ended up working in marketing.
eventually lead to
1/ɪvˈɛnt͡ʃuəli lˈid tə/
fixed phrase
Cause something in the end
To make something happen after some time has passed.
Παραδείγματα
- His poor diet will eventually lead to health problems.
- Years of research eventually led to a breakthrough.