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Definition of "eventually" []

  • At an unspecified future time: eventually rose to the position of vice president. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "eventually" in a sentence
  • ""Physical culture" became gym class, or working out, or just plain exercise, and the term eventually died--until the New York Times resurrected it as a pompous catch-all for doing somewhat inane things like riding expensive bicycles in club races and doing yoga with your dog:"
  • "When he died, the title eventually fell to Francis Bacon."
  • "My name eventually got called for the freestyle bracket, and I won that tournament as well."