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.

Nov 22, 2017 · 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. …

Feb 22, 2015 · 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 …

Jan 10, 2024 · The idiomatic standard form here is the once and future king, not the once, and eventually to be again king.

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 …

Dec 16, 2020 · They know how to get under your skin, so they repeatedly did it on purpose in hopes eventually you'll give in and do what they wanted. I'm looking for a word that might fit …

However, common synonyms of eventually include at last, finally, ultimately, in the end, all suggestive of later-rather-than-sooner, unlike future, which makes no commitment about when …

May 16, 2024 · Yes, there is precedent for dropping apostrophes. Lots of words we commonly use today are abbreviations of the original words. Words like phone which is short for telephone, …

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 …

Oct 13, 2018 · Word for "disliking something at first but then eventually liking it" Ask Question Asked 7 years, 2 months ago Modified 1 year, 3 months ago