Eventuality
noun
Something that might happen in the future, often something that you can't predict.
In the eventuality of a tie, the prize money will be split equally.
Often appears as...
- prepare for every eventuality
- in the eventuality of
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Formal
noun
Something that might happen in the future, often something that you can't predict.
In the eventuality of a tie, the prize money will be split equally.
Often appears as...
- prepare for every eventuality
- in the eventuality of
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Future Uncertainty
Use 'eventuality' for uncertain outcomes you may need to respond to.
She saved some money, preparing for any eventuality in her career.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Predictable
'Eventuality' refers to something that cannot be specifically foreseen or predicted.
The emergency plan covers every eventuality, even those we haven't thought of.
Pro Tip 3/3Planning Context
'Eventuality' is often used when discussing plans and strategies for future scenarios.
They created backup systems for the eventuality of a power outage.
Pro Tip 1/3Future Uncertainty
Use 'eventuality' for uncertain outcomes you may need to respond to.
She saved some money, preparing for any eventuality in her career.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Predictable
'Eventuality' refers to something that cannot be specifically foreseen or predicted.
The emergency plan covers every eventuality, even those we haven't thought of.
Pro Tip 3/3Planning Context
'Eventuality' is often used when discussing plans and strategies for future scenarios.
They created backup systems for the eventuality of a power outage.
Pro Tip 1/3Future Uncertainty
Use 'eventuality' for uncertain outcomes you may need to respond to.
She saved some money, preparing for any eventuality in her career.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Predictable
'Eventuality' refers to something that cannot be specifically foreseen or predicted.
The emergency plan covers every eventuality, even those we haven't thought of.
Pro Tip 3/3Planning Context
'Eventuality' is often used when discussing plans and strategies for future scenarios.
They created backup systems for the eventuality of a power outage.
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to have a child by me after my death. I have been assiduously generating sperm samples for that eventuality. If she does, then this letter is for my posthumous offspring as well, with the thought that I have loved you in my dreams, even though I never got to see you born.”
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What Happens to People's...
to have a child by me after my death. I have been assiduously generating sperm samples for that eventuality. If she does, then this letter is for my posthumous offspring as well, with the thought that I have loved you in my dreams, even though I never got to see you born.”
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Simon Cowell
British Entertainer
If I go into a relationship with an artist, which at most is going to last five years, we have a 100-page contract covering every eventuality. Whereas with marriage you go into it with no contract, with laws that date back hundreds of years, and I don't think that's right.
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William Mougayar
Canadian Businessman
If blockchain technologies ignore the eventuality of standards, we are going to see less adoption. Maybe we should think of the blockchain as a public-good utility and encourage an evolution that is not unlike the Internet's in terms of openness and neutrality of access.
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Nick Offerman
American Actor
I grew up among farmers in Illinois and so you always have to have the tools you might need in the eventuality of a flat tire or a broken window.
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Scott Stossel
American Journalist
An astonishing portion of my life is built around trying to evade vomiting and preparing for the eventuality that I might.
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Steve Nicol
Be prepared for every eventuality, both at Liverpool Football Club and in life.
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Simon Cowell
British Entertainer
If I go into a relationship with an artist, which at most is going to last five years, we have a 100-page contract covering every eventuality. Whereas with marriage you go into it with no contract, with laws that date back hundreds of years, and I don't think that's right.
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William Mougayar
Canadian Businessman
If blockchain technologies ignore the eventuality of standards, we are going to see less adoption. Maybe we should think of the blockchain as a public-good utility and encourage an evolution that is not unlike the Internet's in terms of openness and neutrality of access.
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Nick Offerman
American Actor
I grew up among farmers in Illinois and so you always have to have the tools you might need in the eventuality of a flat tire or a broken window.
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Scott Stossel
American Journalist
An astonishing portion of my life is built around trying to evade vomiting and preparing for the eventuality that I might.
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Steve Nicol
Be prepared for every eventuality, both at Liverpool Football Club and in life.
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