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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
- 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?
- If you put in the work to sharpen the steel, it will eventually turn . . .
This is a Vietnamese proverb: If you put in the work to sharpen the steel, it will eventually turn into needles It means that no matter how difficult the goal (like a long-term mission) is, if
- 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
- 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, 1 month ago Modified 1 year, 2 months ago
- Usage of a particular phrase - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Just a quick question while writing an essay: how does one use the "until eventually" phrase properly in a sentence? More specifically, location of punctuation and if it is even grammatically corre
- Eventually — in the past or by some point in the future
That is a strange usage About the only way to use eventually with some form of past construction is if the person doing the sending has been long gone (dead, or in an unknown state) and the person making the statement has no way of knowing whether what was sent arrived
- What is the English idiom for eventually getting it right after many . . .
What is the English idiom for eventually getting it right after many mindless attempts Ask Question Asked 10 years, 10 months ago Modified 10 years, 10 months ago
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