inevitable
gb/ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/ us/ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
B2
Anglais
~ 2900
Sens
0 sens
adjective
B2
property
1
Certain to happen; unavoidable
Sure to happen and cannot be stopped or avoided.
Schéma d’usage :
[something] is inevitable
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'inevitable' with 'imminent'. 'Inevitable' means it will definitely happen sometime, not necessarily soon.
Synonymes
unavoidable (Neutral tone; directly states that something cannot be avoided.)
|
certain (Emphasizes certainty more than impossibility of prevention.)
Antonymes
avoidable (Indicates that something can be prevented or stopped.)
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preventable (Focuses on the possibility of taking action to stop something from happening.)
Collocations
seem inevitable
|become inevitable
|make [something] inevitable
|inevitable result
|inevitable outcome
Thèmes
daily life
|philosophy
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- Change is inevitable in any growing company.
- With such poor planning, failure seemed inevitable.
- Aging is an inevitable part of life.
- Given the evidence, his resignation was inevitable.
Exemples pédagogiques
- Rain is inevitable in the rainy season.
- It is inevitable that the sun will rise tomorrow.
- Mistakes are inevitable when you are learning.
- His anger was inevitable after hearing the bad news.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
inevitable
API
GB/ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
US/ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
Syllabes et accentuation
in - ev - it - able (4 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ev)
Formes du mot
Adjective
- Base: inevitable
Famille de mots
Core family
inevitably
adverb B2
inevitability
noun
Negative and opposite forms
avoidable
adjective
preventable
adjective
Expressions
accept the inevitable
1/æksˈɛpt ðə ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
fixed phrase
Agree to something unavoidable
To agree that something will happen and stop trying to change it.
Exemples
- She accepted the inevitable and signed the divorce papers.
- We must accept the inevitable and adapt.
make [something] inevitable
1/mˈeɪk sˈʌmθɪŋ ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
fixed phrase
Cause something to be unavoidable
To do something that ensures another thing will happen and cannot be stopped.
Exemples
- The lack of funding made the project's failure inevitable.
- Poor communication made misunderstandings inevitable.
the inevitable
1/ðə ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
fixed phrase
An unavoidable event or outcome
The thing that cannot be stopped from happening.
Exemples
- After months of tension, the inevitable finally happened: they broke up.
- He faced the inevitable with courage.