eventuate


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e·ven·tu·ate

 (ĭ-vĕn′cho͞o-āt′)
intr.v. e·ven·tu·at·ed, e·ven·tu·at·ing, e·ven·tu·ates
To result ultimately: The epidemic eventuated in the deaths of thousands.
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eventuate

(ɪˈvɛntʃʊˌeɪt)
vb (intr)
1. (often foll by in) to result ultimately (in)
2. to come about as a result: famine eventuated from the crop failure.
eˌventuˈation n
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e•ven•tu•ate

(ɪˈvɛn tʃuˌeɪt)

v.i. -at•ed, -at•ing.
to be the issue or outcome; come about; result.
[1780–90; Amer.]
e•ven`tu•a′tion, n.
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eventuate


Past participle: eventuated
Gerund: eventuating

Imperative
eventuate
eventuate
Present
I eventuate
you eventuate
he/she/it eventuates
we eventuate
you eventuate
they eventuate
Preterite
I eventuated
you eventuated
he/she/it eventuated
we eventuated
you eventuated
they eventuated
Present Continuous
I am eventuating
you are eventuating
he/she/it is eventuating
we are eventuating
you are eventuating
they are eventuating
Present Perfect
I have eventuated
you have eventuated
he/she/it has eventuated
we have eventuated
you have eventuated
they have eventuated
Past Continuous
I was eventuating
you were eventuating
he/she/it was eventuating
we were eventuating
you were eventuating
they were eventuating
Past Perfect
I had eventuated
you had eventuated
he/she/it had eventuated
we had eventuated
you had eventuated
they had eventuated
Future
I will eventuate
you will eventuate
he/she/it will eventuate
we will eventuate
you will eventuate
they will eventuate
Future Perfect
I will have eventuated
you will have eventuated
he/she/it will have eventuated
we will have eventuated
you will have eventuated
they will have eventuated
Future Continuous
I will be eventuating
you will be eventuating
he/she/it will be eventuating
we will be eventuating
you will be eventuating
they will be eventuating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been eventuating
you have been eventuating
he/she/it has been eventuating
we have been eventuating
you have been eventuating
they have been eventuating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been eventuating
you will have been eventuating
he/she/it will have been eventuating
we will have been eventuating
you will have been eventuating
they will have been eventuating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been eventuating
you had been eventuating
he/she/it had been eventuating
we had been eventuating
you had been eventuating
they had been eventuating
Conditional
I would eventuate
you would eventuate
he/she/it would eventuate
we would eventuate
you would eventuate
they would eventuate
Past Conditional
I would have eventuated
you would have eventuated
he/she/it would have eventuated
we would have eventuated
you would have eventuated
they would have eventuated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.eventuate - come out in the end
come out, turn out - result or end; "How will the game turn out?"
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eventuate

verb result, follow, ensue, come about, issue, come to pass (archaic), be a consequence, be consequent Local interest rate cuts might not eventuate until early next year.
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Translations

eventuate

[ɪˈventjʊeɪt] VI to eventuate in (US) → resultar en
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Sidhu expressed hope the region would become stable and peaceful and the economic development would eventuate.
"In order to effectively eventuate ML-1 project, it has been decided to break the project into three packages," an official in railway ministry said.
If an offer is presented, he will take it into account and eventuate what is best," a source close to Pochettino told M.E.N.
'These are definitely palpable gains in the financial inclusion agenda should they eventuate.'
The elimination of substantial public company costs would eventuate into material savings in expenses.
The first tranche of the anti-money laundering laws were put in place a decade ago to compel banks, fund managers and casinos to report the source of their money flows, but the anticipated follow-up to cover other sectors did not eventuate. The Australian government is preparing to release proposals to the public for consultation.
However, there is no consensus as to when this will eventuate. In addition, the weak exchange value of the euro is likely to prove attractive for shoppers to cross the border into neighbouring Eurozone countries such as Germany, Italy and France.
It was felt that retention of ownership would make it easier to recapture all that material, if the need should ever eventuate....
Liverpool and Tottenham both also hold an interest in Sanchez and Barcelona remain optimistic that a bidding war could eventuate later in the summer.
Under the plan, a new PM was to have been named on Nov 9, a week after the talks began, but when that failed to eventuate a new deadline was set for Nov 4 noon.