Inevitable

  • 11inevitable — mid 15c., from L. inevitabilis unavoidable, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + evitabilis avoidable, from evitare to avoid, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + vitare …

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  • 12inevitable — [adj] certain; cannot be avoided all locked up*, assured, binding, compulsory, decided, decreed, destined, determined, doomed, fated, fateful, fixed, for certain, foreordained, imminent, impending, ineluctable, ineludible, inescapable, inexorable …

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  • 13inevitable — Inevitable, Qu on ne peut eviter, Ineuitabilis …

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  • 14inevitable — (Del lat. inevitabĭlis). adj. Que no se puede evitar …

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  • 15inévitable — (i né vi ta bl ) adj. Qu on ne peut éviter. •   [L astrologie] Pour nous faire éviter des maux inévitables ?, LA FONT Fabl. II, 13. •   Jamais on a fait la guerre avec une force plus inévitable, puisqu en méprisant les saisons, il [Louis XIV] a… …

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  • 16inevitable — 01. It was [inevitable] that Pat would get injured because of his interest in extreme sports. 02. The [inevitability] of death is a fact that we must all face at some point in our lives. 03. It was [inevitable] that Sam would be fired because he… …

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  • 17inevitable — in|ev|i|ta|ble [ ın evıtəbl ] adjective ** impossible to avoid or prevent: War now seems almost inevitable. inevitable consequence/result: Confusion is the inevitable consequence of all these changes in policy. it is inevitable that: It is… …

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  • 18inevitable */*/ — UK [ɪnˈevɪtəb(ə)l] / US adjective impossible to avoid or prevent War now seems almost inevitable. inevitable consequence/result: Confusion is the inevitable consequence of all these changes in policy. it is inevitable that: It is perhaps… …

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  • 19inevitable — in|ev|i|ta|ble W3 [ıˈnevıtəbəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: inevitabilis, from evitare to avoid ] 1.) certain to happen and impossible to avoid ▪ A further escalation of the crisis now seems inevitable. it is inevitable (that) ▪ It s… …

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  • 20inevitable — [[t]ɪne̱vɪtəb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ: oft it v link ADJ that If something is inevitable, it is certain to happen and cannot be prevented or avoided. If the case succeeds, it is inevitable that other trials will follow... The defeat had inevitable… …

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