eventual

== English == === Etymology === From event +‎ -ual; compare French éventuel. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, including German eventuell, French éventuel, Italian eventuale, Spanish eventual, Swedish eventuell. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈvɛn.(t)ʃʊ.əl/, /ɪˈvɛn.(t)ʃ.əl/, /ə-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/, /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃəl/, /ə-/ Homophone: evential (for some speakers) === Adjective === eventual (not comparable) Finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable. Pertaining to events; event-related, evential. (proscribed, non-native speakers' English or European Union) Possible, potential. ==== Synonyms ==== soon-to-be ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Galician == === Adjective === eventual m or f (plural eventuais) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. ==== Related terms ==== eventualidade eventualmente ==== Further reading ==== “eventual”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === By surface analysis, evento +‎ -ual. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: e‧ven‧tu‧al === Adjective === eventual m or f (plural eventuais) infrequent casual eventual ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “eventual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “eventual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French éventuel. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === eventual m or n (feminine singular eventuală, masculine plural eventuali, feminine/neuter plural eventuale) prospective ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ebenˈtwal/ [e.β̞ẽn̪ˈt̪wal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: e‧ven‧tual === Adjective === eventual m or f (masculine and feminine plural eventuales) potential, possible sporadic temporary (employee, contract) (anglicism, proscribed, chiefly Latin America) eventual ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “eventual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025