Eventually vs Ultimately

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Eventually

Top 2000 (courant) B1 adverb

Ultimately

Top 2000 (courant) B2 adverb

	Eventually	Ultimately
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ɪˈventʃuəli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪˈventʃuəli/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈʌltɪmətli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈʌltɪmətli/"]/
Sens	À la fin ; après un certain temps. In the end; after a period of time.	En fin de compte ; finalement. In the end; finally.
Exemple	Our flight eventually left five hours late.	A poor diet will **ultimately lead to** illness.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFR	B1	B2
Nature grammaticale	adverb	adverb
Collocations	eventually arrive, eventually lead to, eventually happen	ultimately responsible, ultimately decide, ultimately lead to
Antonymes	immediately, instantly, now	initially, first, at the beginning
Erreurs fréquentes	Using 'eventually' when the action is immediate or certain., Confusing it with 'eventual,' which refers to the final outcome rather than the process leading to it., Incorrectly placing it at the beginning of a sentence without a comma.	'Ultimately' is often misused when the context is not about finality., Learners may confuse 'ultimately' with 'eventually' but they are not exactly the same., Overusing 'ultimately' in casual speech can sound pretentious.
Notes d'usage	Souvent utilisé pour suggérer que quelque chose arrivera après un délai. À éviter dans un style très formel ou pour des actions immédiates. Commonly used to suggest that something will happen after a delay. Avoid in very formal writing or when expressing immediate actions.	Utilisez 'ultimately' pour souligner le résultat final d'une situation. Il ne convient pas aux conversations décontractées ou informelles. Use 'ultimately' to emphasize the final outcome of a situation. It is not suitable for casual or informal conversations.

Vois-le dans de vrais extraits

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

And, like maggots, if left to swell they will eventually swarm like flies

Breaking Bad › S1 E4

Eventually, I caught her looking over at me,

House Of Cards › S1 E1

Eventually, I'll have to re-write the bill myself.

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

And, like maggots, if left to swell they will eventually swarm like flies

Breaking Bad › S1 E4

Eventually, I caught her looking over at me,

Eventually

Questions fréquentes : Eventually vs Ultimately

Quelle est la différence entre Eventually et Ultimately ?

Eventually: In the end; after a period of time. Ultimately: In the end; finally.

Lequel est le plus avancé : Eventually et Ultimately ?

Ultimately est le niveau le plus élevé, à B2, sur l'échelle CEFR.

Eventually et Ultimately sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Eventually: B1, Ultimately: B2 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Eventually et Ultimately ?

Eventually: adverb, Ultimately: adverb.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Eventually: Our flight eventually left five hours late. Ultimately: A poor diet will **ultimately lead to** illness.

Puis-je utiliser Eventually et Ultimately de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Eventually et Ultimately sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.