eventuate
Americanverb (used without object)
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to have issue; result.
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to be the issue or outcome; come about.
verb
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(often foll by in) to result ultimately (in)
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to come about as a result
famine eventuated from the crop failure
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have eventuatedperfect
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has eventuatedperfect 3rd person singular
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has been eventuatingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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have been eventuatingperfect progressive
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are eventuatingprogressive
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eventuatessingular 3rd person
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is eventuatingprogressive 3rd person singular
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eventuatingparticiple
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am eventuatingprogressive 1st person singular
Past
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had eventuatedperfect
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was eventuatingprogressive singular
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eventuatedsimple
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eventuatedparticiple
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had been eventuatingperfect progressive
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were eventuatingprogressive plural
Future
Etymology
Origin of eventuate
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Waste manager Cleanaway, telecommunications operator Telstra and pipeline operator APA also figure among their nominated stocks should a stagflation scenario eventuate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
"If that does eventuate, interest rates will probably need to be higher than what we're thinking," he said on a call with analysts and media.
From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2023
Cosell: Incidentally, Bobby did win the Grand Slam, and we had a lot of talk this past year about Jack winning the Grand Slam, and it didn’t eventuate.
From Golf Digest • May 4, 2020
Ronaldo storyline that could eventuate in the quarterfinals.
From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2018
There was an erratic nervousness of fire; instructions were that an attack would eventuate during the night, and that no one was to sleep.
From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)
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