eventuate
verb/ɪˈventʃueɪt/
/ɪˈventʃueɪt/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they eventuate | /ɪˈventʃueɪt/ /ɪˈventʃueɪt/ |
| he / she / it eventuates | /ɪˈventʃueɪts/ /ɪˈventʃueɪts/ |
| past simple eventuated | /ɪˈventʃueɪtɪd/ /ɪˈventʃueɪtɪd/ |
| past participle eventuated | /ɪˈventʃueɪtɪd/ /ɪˈventʃueɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form eventuating | /ɪˈventʃueɪtɪŋ/ /ɪˈventʃueɪtɪŋ/ |
- to happen as a result of somethingTopics Change, cause and effectc2Word Originlate 18th cent. (originally US): from event, on the pattern of actuate.
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