inevitably
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in·ev·i·ta·ble
(ĭn-ĕv′ĭ-tə-bəl)adj.
1. Impossible to avoid or prevent; certain to happen. See Synonyms at certain.
2. Invariably occurring or appearing; predictable: the inevitable changes of the seasons.
in·ev′i·ta·bil′i·ty, in·ev′i·ta·ble·ness n.
in·ev′i·ta·bly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | inevitably - in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective" |
2. | inevitably - by necessity; "the situation slid inescapably toward disaster " |
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inevitably
adverb unavoidably, naturally, necessarily, surely, certainly, as a result, automatically, consequently, of necessity, perforce, inescapably, as a necessary consequence Inevitably, the proposal is running into difficulties.
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Translations
حَتْما، حَتْمِيَّا
samozřejmě
poikkeuksettavääjäämättävääjäämättömästiväistämättömästi
óhjákvæmilega
nevyhnutne
neizogibno
kaçınılmaz şekilde
inevitably
[ɪnˈevɪtəblɪ] ADV → inevitablemente, forzosamenteas inevitably happens → como siempre ocurre ...
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
inevitably
[ɪnˈɛvɪtəbli] adv [lead to, result in] → inévitablement, fatalementinevitably ... → inévitablement ..., fatalement ...
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
inevitably
adv → zwangsläufig; if it’s inevitably the case that … → wenn es notgedrungenerweise or zwangsläufig so sein muss, dass …; inevitably rising prices → zwangsläufig steigende Preise; one question inevitably leads to another → eine Frage zieht unweigerlich weitere nach sich; talk inevitably turned to politics → das Gespräch kam unweigerlich or zwangsläufig auf Politik; inevitably, he got drunk/was late → es konnte ja nicht ausbleiben, dass er sich betrank/zu spät kam; as inevitably happens on these occasions → wie es bei solchen Anlässen immer ist
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
inevitably
[ɪnˈɛvɪtəblɪ] adv → inevitabilmenteas inevitably happens ... → come immancabilmente succede...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
inevitable
(inˈevitəbl) adjective that cannot be avoided; certain to happen, be done, said, used etc. The Prime Minister said that war was inevitable.
inˌevitaˈbility nouninˈevitably adverb
as you might expect. Inevitably the train was late.
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