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inevitably

/ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/

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What does inevitably mean?

adverb

  1. In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
  2. As usual; predictably; as expected.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/

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The old employments by which we have heretofore gained our livelihood, are gradually, and it may be inevitably, passing into other hands.
Frederick DouglassMy Bondage and My FreedomProject Gutenberg ebook #202
Discussion might be provoked, but it inevitably proved abortive, inasmuch as there was a complete absence of data based upon actual experience.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793
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But even supposing that the globes were thus rendered light enough to rise, they must inevitably have collapsed under the atmospheric pressure.
Fulgence MarionWonderful Balloon Ascents; Or, The Conquest of the Skies A History of Balloons and Balloon VoyagesProject Gutenberg ebook #899
This action was so clearly significant that it inevitably led to the question whether she hadn’t choked the child in that way.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
Something, too, must be said of the difficulties inevitably arising from the diverse structure and genius of the Italian and English languages.
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486