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inevitable

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in·ev·i·ta·ble  (n-v-t-bl)
adj.
1. Impossible to avoid or prevent. See Synonyms at certain.
2. Invariably occurring or appearing; predictable: the inevitable changes of the seasons.

in·evi·ta·bili·ty n.
in·evi·ta·bly adv.

inevitable
Adjective
1. unavoidable; sure to happen
2. Informal so regular as to be predictable: the inevitable guitar solo
Noun
(often preceded by the)something that is unavoidable [Latin in- not + evitare to avoid]
inevitability n
inevitably adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.inevitable - an unavoidable event; "don't argue with the inevitable"
destiny, fate - an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
Adj.1.inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"
avertable, avertible, avoidable, evitable - capable of being avoided or warded off
2.inevitable - invariably occurring or appearing; "the inevitable changes of the seasons"
predictable - capable of being foretold

inevitable
Translations
inevitable [ɪnˈɛvɪtəbl] adjinevitable (= necessary); forzoso

inevitable [ɪnˈɛvɪtəbl] adjinévitable

inevitable [ɪnˈɛvɪtəbl] adjunvermeidlich;
(result) → zwangsläufig

inevitable [ɪnˈɛvɪtəbl] adjinevitabile

inevitable
adj inevitable [inˈevitəbl]
that cannot be avoided; certain to happen, be done, said, used etc The Prime Minister said that war was inevitable. onvermybare مَحْتوم، لا يُمْكِن تَجَنُّبه неизбежен nevyhnutelný uundgåelig unvermeidlich αναπόφευκτος inevitable vältimatu اجتناب ناپذیر väistämätön inévitable בִּלתִי-נִמנָע अपरिहार्य, अनिवार्य neminovan elkerülhetetlen tak terelakkan óhjákvæmilegur inevitabile 避けられない 필연적인 neišvengiamas neizbēgams; nenovēršams tidak dapat dielakkan onvermijdelijk uunngåelig, uavvendelig nieunikniony inevitável inevitabil неизбежный nevyhnutný neizogiben neizbežan oundviklig, ofrånkomlig ซึ่งหลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้ kaçınıl(a)maz 不可避免的 неминучий ناگزیر không thể tránh khỏi 不可
n inˌevitaˈbility
onvermybaarheid حَتْمِيَّه незибежност nevyhnutelnost uundgåelighed die Unvermeidlichkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. αναπόφευκτο(ς) lo inevitable vältimatus اجتناب ناپذیری väistämättömyys inévitabilité הֶכרֵחַ अनिवार्यता neminovnost elkerülhetetlenség tak terelakkan óhjákvæmileiki inevitabilità 不可避 필연성 neišvengiamybė neizbēgamība; nenovēršamība dengan tidak dapat dielakkan onvermijdelijkheid uunngåelighet nieuchronność inevitabilidade caracter inevitabil неизбежность nevyhnutnosť neizogibnost neizbežnost oundviklighet, ofrånkomlighet ความหลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้ kaçınılmazlık 必然性 неминучість ناگزیریت tính không thể tránh khỏi 必然
adv inˈevitably
as you might expect Inevitably the train was late. onvermybaar حَتْما، حَتْمِيَّا неизбежно samozřejmě uundgåeligt unweigerlich μοιραία, αναπόφευκτα inevitablemente paratamatult بطور اجتناب ناپذیر väistämättömästi inévitablement לְלא סָפֵק अवश्य neminovno szükségképpen, persze pasti óhjákvæmilega inevitabilmente 必然的に 필연적으로, 불가피하게 kaip ir reikėjo tikėtis neizbēgami; nenovēršami dengan pasti onvermijdelijk uvergerlig, selvfølgelig jak można się (było) spodziewać inevitavelmente (în mod) inevi­ta­bil неизбежно nevyhnutne neizogibno neizbežno oundvikligen, ofrånkomligen อย่างหลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้ kaçınılmaz şekilde 不出所料 певна річ, звичайно لازم طور پر chắc chắn


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" said the flea; "this very patting which you like, whenever it happens to me, brings with it my inevitable destruction.
Our author tells us in this book, as he has told us in others, more especially in The World Set Free, and as he has been telling us this year in his War and the Future, that if mankind goes on with war, the smash-up of civilization is inevitable.
But the Law is still, in certain inevitable cases, the pre-engaged servant of the long purse; and the story is left to be told, for the first time, in this place.
 
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