event
[ ih-vent ]
/ ɪˈvɛnt /
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noun
something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
the outcome, issue, or result of anything: The venture had no successful event.
something that occurs in a certain place during a particular interval of time.
Physics. in relativity, an occurrence that is sharply localized at a single point in space and instant of time.Compare world point.
Sports. any of the contests in a program made up of one sport or of a number of sports: The broad jump event followed the pole vault.
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Nearby words
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Idioms
Origin of event
1560–70; < Latin ēventus occurrence, outcome, equivalent to ēven(īre) to occur, come out + -tus suffix of v. action
SYNONYMS FOR event
1 happening, affair, case, circumstance. Event, episode, incident, occurrence are terms for a happening. An event is usually an important happening: historical events. An episode is one of a series of happenings in a person's life or in a narrative: an episode in one's life. An incident is an event of usually minor importance: an amusing incident in a play. An occurrence is something that happens, often by surprise: His arrival was an unexpected occurrence.
2 consequence.
Related formse·vent·less, adjectivesu·per·e·vent, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for in the event of
event
/ (ɪˈvɛnt) /
noun
verb
to take part or ride (a horse) in eventing
Word Origin for event
C16: from Latin ēventus a happening, from ēvenīre to come forth, happen, from venīre to come
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Word Origin and History for in the event of
event
1570s, from Middle French event, from Latin eventus "occurrence, accident, event, fortune, fate, lot, issue," from past participle stem of evenire "to come out, happen, result," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + venire "to come" (see venue). Event horizon in astrophysics is from 1969.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases with in the event of (1 of 2)
in the event of
Also, in the event that. See under in case, def. 2.
Idioms and Phrases with in the event of (2 of 2)
event
see blessed event; in any case (event); in case (in the event); in the unlikely event.
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