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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ev•i•ta•ble /ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - unable to be avoided or escaped:an inevitable conclusion.[it + be + ~ + that clause]It was inevitable that we would lose.
- that which always happens:smoking his usual, inevitable, foul-smelling cigar.
n. [countable; usually singular* the + ~] - something unavoidable:We must accept the inevitable.
in•ev•i•ta•bil•i•ty /ɪnˌɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]the inevitability of death.[countable]An inevitability of owning a foreign car is the difficulty in getting spare parts. in•ev•i•ta•bly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ev•i•ta•ble (in ev′i tə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped;
certain;
necessary:an inevitable conclusion. - sure to occur, happen, or come;
unalterable:The inevitable end of human life is death.
n. - that which is unavoidable.
- Latin inēvītābilis. See in-3, evitable
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: inevitable /ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl/ adj - unavoidable
- sure to happen; certain
n - the inevitable ⇒ something that is unavoidable
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin inēvītābilis, from in-1 + ēvītābilis, from ēvītāre to shun, from vītāre to avoidinˌevitaˈbility, inˈevitableness n inˈevitably adv |