eventually

«eventually» in Mova's school dictionary: in the end, after a long time, a lot of waiting or many… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (eventually)

meaning for a pupil

Eventually means in the end, after a long time, a lot of waiting or many problems. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it moves time forward and shows that something finally happened after delays; in science it describes slow changes («eventually the ice melted»). Phrases: «eventually, they...», «it will eventually».

examples

• We eventually found the lost dog. tree →
• After hours of rain, the sun eventually came out. tree →
• The caterpillar eventually turns into a butterfly. tree →
• I practised and eventually I could ride my bike. tree →
• The ice cube eventually melted completely. tree →
• Keep trying, and you will eventually solve it. tree →
• Eventually, everyone got home safely. tree →
• But, knowing that persistence would eventually succeed, he held her fast until she assumed her true form. tree →

note

False friend: in many languages a similar word means «possibly» or «maybe», but in English «eventually» means «in the end». It is a good time connective in story writing, like «finally» and «at last».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «eventually» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.