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e·ven·tu·al·ly  (-vnch--l)
adv.
At an unspecified future time: eventually rose to the position of vice president.

eventually [ɪˈvɛntʃʊəlɪ]
adv
1. at the very end; finally
2. (as sentence modifier) after a long time or long delay eventually, he arrived
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Adv.1.eventually - after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

eventually
adverb in the end, finally, one day, after all, some time, ultimately, at the end of the day, in the long run, sooner or later, some day, when all is said and done, in the fullness of time, in the course of time Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own independent life.
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eventually [ɪˈventʃʊəlɪ] ADV
1. (= finally) → finalmente, al final
he eventually agreed that she was rightfinalmente or al final admitió que ella tenía razón
he eventually became Prime Ministerfinalmente or con el tiempo llegó a ser primer ministro
2. (= at some future time) → con el tiempo
I'll get round to it eventuallylo haré con el tiempo

eventually [ɪˈvɛntʃuəli] adv
(= finally) [arrive, leave] → finalement
(= ultimately) [plan, hope] → un jour
His activities eventually led him into politics
BUT Ses activités ont fini par l'amener à faire de la politique.

eventually
advschließlich; (= one day)eines Tages; (= in the long term)auf lange Sicht; they will take decisions on savings and eventually on redundanciessie werden Entscheidungen über Einsparungen und schließlich auch Entlassungen treffen; eventually your child will leave homeeines Tages wird Ihr Kind von zu Hause weggehen; this will eventually cause problemsdas bringt auf lange Sicht Probleme

eventually [ɪˈvɛntʃʊəlɪ] adv (at last) → alla fine, finalmente
eventually the species will become extinct (given time) → la specie finirà per estinguersi
eventually [ɪˈvɛntʃʊəlɪ] adv (at last) → alla fine, finalmente
eventually the species will become extinct (given time) → la specie finirà per estinguersi

eventually لاحقاً nakonec omsider schließlich τελικά finalmente lopulta finalement konačno infine ついに 결국 uiteindelijk etter hvert ostatecznie eventualmente в конце концов slutligen ในที่สุด sonuçta cuối cùng 终于


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He eventually drowned himself in the river Mi-Lo, and in spite of the search made for his body, it was never found.
At last calm was restored, and eventually the apes became accustomed to the strange antics of their craft, after which no more trouble was experienced with them.
She shrouded herself, puffing and snorting, in a cloud of steam at the stove, and eventually extracted a frying-pan full of potatoes that hissed.
 
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