eventual

1. 1.

   expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating

   “hope of eventual (or ultimate) rescue”

   “if this trend continues it is not reasonable to expect the eventual collapse of the stock market”

   Similarultimate

Questions about eventual

What does eventual mean?

eventual means "expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating".

How many syllables are in eventual?

eventual has 4 syllables: e-ven-tu-al. The stress falls on "ven". In IPA it is /əˈvɛntʃuəl/.

Is eventual a common word?

eventual is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.