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eventuate

American  
[ih-ven-choo-eyt] / ɪˈvɛn tʃuˌeɪt /

verb (used without object)

eventuates, present (3rd person singular) eventuated, past participle, past eventuating present participle
  1. to have issue; result.

  2. to be the issue or outcome; come about.


eventuate British  
/ ɪˈvɛntʃʊˌeɪt /

verb

  1. (often foll by in) to result ultimately (in)

  2. to come about as a result

    famine eventuated from the crop failure

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of eventuate

1780–90; < Latin ēventu ( s ) event + -ate 1

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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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