# eventually

Pronunciation: say "i-VEN-choo-uh-lee" US /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.ə.li/, UK /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃuː.ə.li/

## Adverb

1. In the end, especially after a long time or a series of delays, problems, or setbacks.
   - Simple: In the end, often after a long time or many problems.
   - _After years of false starts, the company eventually turned a profit._
   - _The negotiations dragged on for months, but the two sides eventually reached an agreement._
2. Possibly, potentially, or perhaps; expressing that something may happen rather than that it definitely will. *(nonstandard)*
   - Simple: Maybe or perhaps, possibly true but not certain.

## Other meanings

- (adverb) For all terms beyond some point in a sequence, allowing only finitely many exceptions at the start.

## Origin

The word is simply "eventual" with "-ly" added. The nonstandard 'possibly' sense picked up influence from several European languages, among them Czech "eventuálně" and Swedish "eventuellt".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/eventually (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).