inevitable
gb/ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/ us/ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
B2
Inglês
~ 2900
elkerülhetetlen
B2
1
Padrão de uso:
[something] is inevitable
Change is inevitable in any growing company.
A változás elkerülhetetlen minden növekvő vállalatnál.
With such poor planning, failure seemed inevitable.
Ilyen rossz tervezés mellett a kudarc elkerülhetetlennek tűnt.
Aging is an inevitable part of life.
Given the evidence, his resignation was inevitable.
Exemplos para estudantes
Rain is inevitable in the rainy season.
Az esős évszakban elkerülhetetlen az eső.
It is inevitable that the sun will rise tomorrow.
Elkerülhetetlen, hogy holnap felkeljen a nap.
Mistakes are inevitable when you are learning.
His anger was inevitable after hearing the bad news.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'inevitable' with 'imminent'. 'Inevitable' means it will definitely happen sometime, not necessarily soon.
Significado
Certain to happen; unavoidable
Colocações
seem inevitable
|become inevitable
|make [something] inevitable
|inevitable result
|inevitable outcome
Sinônimos
unavoidable (Neutral tone; directly states that something cannot be avoided.)
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certain (Emphasizes certainty more than impossibility of prevention.)
Antônimos
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.)
Temas
daily life
|philosophy
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Sure to happen and cannot be stopped or avoided.
Certain to occur and impossible to prevent or avoid.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
inevitable
AFI
GB/ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
US/ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
Sílabas e tonicidade
in - ev - it - able (4 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ev)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: inevitable
Família de palavras
Core family
inevitably
adverb B2
inevitability
noun
Negative and opposite forms
avoidable
adjective
preventable
adjective
Expressões
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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- After months of tension, the inevitable finally happened: they broke up.
- He faced the inevitable with courage.