eventuate

American  

[ih-ven-choo-eyt] / ɪˈvɛn tʃuˌeɪt /

verb (used without object)

eventuated, eventuating

1. to have issue; result.

2. to be the issue or outcome; come about.

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eventuate British  

/ ɪˈvɛntʃʊˌeɪt /

verb

1. (often foll by in) to result ultimately (in)

2. to come about as a result

   famine eventuated from the crop failure

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Other Word Forms

• eventuation noun

Etymology

Origin of eventuate

1780–90; < Latin ēventu ( s ) event + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Waste manager Cleanaway, telecommunications operator Telstra and pipeline operator APA also figure among their nominated stocks should a stagflation scenario eventuate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

But so far no bold stimulus measures have been announced, and views are split among industry experts whether they will eventuate.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2023

Cosell: Incidentally, Bobby did win the Grand Slam, and we had a lot of talk this past year about Jack winning the Grand Slam, and it didn’t eventuate.

From Golf Digest • May 4, 2020

These stories eventuate a better kind of amusement — not indulgence, but the sometimes discomfiting pleasure of being dazzled.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2018

But before all these romantically streamlined things eventuate there must be a hiatus.

From Greener Than You Think by Moore, Ward