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# eventual

«eventual» in Mova's school dictionary: **Happening at the end of a long time or after a series of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

Happening at the end of a long time or after a series of events; final. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eventual/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and sport, «the eventual winner» tells the reader who won in the end, after many rounds. In history, «the eventual result» shows what finally happened. Phrases: «the eventual winner», «eventual success», «eventual outcome».

### examples

- Spain were the eventual champions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eventual/#x1)
- After many tries, his eventual success made him proud. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eventual/#x2)
- The eventual cost of the bridge was double the plan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eventual/#x3)
- We didn't know the eventual result until the last day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eventual/#x4)
- The eventual outcome of the war changed the map of Europe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eventual/#x5)
- Practice led to her eventual win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eventual/#x6)

### note

Adjective; adverb: eventually (in the end). False friend: in some languages a similar word means «possible», but in English «eventual» means final, not possible. Used before a noun: «the eventual winner».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «eventual» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eventual/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.