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eventually
[ ih-ven-choo-uh-lee ]
/ ɪˈvɛn tʃu ə li /
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adverb
finally; ultimately; at some later time: Eventually we will own the house free and clear.
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British Dictionary definitions for eventually
eventually
/ (ɪˈvɛntʃʊəlɪ) /
adverb
at the very end; finally
(as sentence modifier) after a long time or long delayeventually, he arrived
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