inevitable

adjective

/ɪnˈevɪtəbl/

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that you cannot avoid or prevent synonym unavoidable
- 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 Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- look
- …
adverb
- almost
- virtually
- apparently
- …
phrases
- bow to the inevitable
See full entry
[only before noun] (often humorous) happening so often that you always expect it
- the English and their inevitable cups of tea
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- look
- …
adverb
- almost
- virtually
- apparently
- …
phrases
- bow to the inevitable
See full entry
the inevitable
noun [singular] something that is certain to happen
- You have to accept the inevitable.
- The inevitable happened—I forgot my passport.
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inevitabilis, from in- ‘not’ + evitabilis ‘avoidable’ (from evitare ‘avoid’).

单词	inevitable
释义	inevitable adjective /ɪnˈevɪtəbl/ /ɪnˈevɪtəbl/ jump to other results that you cannot avoid or prevent synonym unavoidable 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 … adverb almost virtually apparently … phrases bow to the inevitable See full entry [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 … adverb almost virtually apparently … phrases bow to the inevitable See full entry the inevitable noun [singular] something that is certain to happen You have to accept the inevitable. The inevitable happened—I forgot my passport. Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2 Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inevitabilis, from in- ‘not’ + evitabilis ‘avoidable’ (from evitare ‘avoid’).
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