inevitable
adjective /ɪnˈevɪtəbl/
/ɪnˈevɪtəbl/
- It was an inevitable consequence of the decision.
- it is inevitable that It was inevitable that there would be job losses.
- A rise in the interest rates seems inevitable.
Extra Examples- The scandal made her resignation inevitable.
- They came to see defeat as inevitable.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- almost
- virtually
- apparently
- …
- bow to the inevitable
- [only before noun] (often humorous) happening so often that you always expect it
- the English and their inevitable cups of tea
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- almost
- virtually
- apparently
- …
- bow to the inevitable
- the inevitablenoun [singular] something that is certain to happen
- You have to accept the inevitable.
- The inevitable happened—I forgot my passport.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inevitabilis, from in- ‘not’ + evitabilis ‘avoidable’ (from evitare ‘avoid’).