French word

éventualité

Pronunciation

IPA/evɑ̃tɥalite/

Meaning

  • feminine nounpossibility

Example

Prépare-toi à toute éventualité.

Prepare yourself for any possibility.

Illustration for éventualité (possibility)

More examples

L'assureur couvre toute éventualité.

The insurer covers every eventuality.

Core concept

A future turn of events treated as a possibility that may require preparation.

Common phrases

  • se préparer à toute éventualité

    prepare for any eventuality

  • à toute éventualité

    for any eventuality

  • prévoir les éventualités

    anticipate all eventualities

Similar words

possibilité: An event or situation that may happen.
risque: The possibility of an undesirable outcome or danger.
imprévu: An unexpected event or problem that arises suddenly.
chance: A favorable chance that something will happen or good fortune.

Definition in French

Fait possible considéré comme une option ou une hypothèse pour l'avenir.

Word origin

Éventualité is a noun formed from French éventuel with the abstract-noun suffix -ité, ultimately tracing back to Latin eventus, "outcome" or "event."

Usage tips

  • In toute éventualité, the phrase means "in any eventuality" or "whatever happens," and toute agrees with the feminine noun.

Other meanings

  • contingencynoun

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