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- Eventually vs. finally - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is the difference between finally and eventually? He eventually escaped and made his way back to England He finally escaped and made his way back to England
- Eventually — in the past or by some point in the future
You can use eventually in the past: "He took forever to do X, but he eventually got around to it " I don't like either of your examples, though I don't know what's wrong with the second; for the third, I don't think you can ever use eventually with a specific date (past or future)
- etymology - How did the meaning of eventually diverge from the French . . .
eventually (adv ) "ultimately," 1670s, from eventual + -ly (2) the terms "eventual" and "eventually" were in use in the early 1600s and held its current meaning by the mid 1800s The etymologies point to French éventuel, but both the French word and German eventuell have very different meanings (See this Q A) How did these meanings diverge?
- Yet is to already as what is to eventually? Could never do?
The relationship between yet and already is essentially one of equality In your example, you're negating it in " not done it yet" And yes, the "opposite" of eventually is indeed never Your dictionary entry is talking about sloppy informal usage of "I never" to mean "I did not" General reference
- Can eventually be used for the German eventuell?
In the sense above, "eventuell" means "perhaps", "possible", "possibly" Is there word with similar etymology to "eventually" that is used in this way, or can "eventually" actually be used to refer to possibility, rather than chronology?
- Word for disliking something at first but then eventually liking it
Word for "disliking something at first but then eventually liking it" Ask Question Asked 7 years, 5 months ago Modified 1 year, 6 months ago
- Adjective meaning once, and eventually to be again
The idiomatic standard form here is the once and future king, not the once, and eventually to be again king
- Is there a word for being sad about knowing that the things that make . . .
Is there a word for being sad about knowing that the things that make you happy will eventually go away? I figure since English has maudlin and melancholy, maybe we have something for this as well
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