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Definitions for Event

[1] something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
[2] the outcome, issue, or result of anything: The venture had no successful event.
[3] something that occurs in a certain place during a particular interval of time.
[4] Physics . in relativity, an occurrence that is sharply localized at a single point in space and instant of time. Compare world point.
[5] 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.
[6] in any event , regardless of what happens; in any case. Also at all events.
[7] in the event of , if there should be: In the event of rain, the party will be held indoors.
[8] in the event that , if it should happen that; in case: In the event that I can't come back by seven, you can eat without me.
[9] anything that takes place or happens, esp something important; happening; incident
[10] the actual or final outcome; result (esp in the phrases in the event, after the event )
[11] any one contest in a programme of sporting or other contests the high jump is his event
[12] philosophy an occurrence regarded as a bare instant of space-time as contrasted with an object which fills space and has endurance an occurrence regarded in isolation from, or contrasted with, human agency Compare act (def. 8)
[13] in any event or at all events regardless of circumstances; in any case
[14] in the event of in case of; if (such a thing) happens in the event of rain the race will be cancelled
[15] in the event that if it should happen that
[16] to take part or ride (a horse) in eventing

Words related to Event

affair, crisis, ceremony, story, thing, holiday, development, business, circumstance, incident, situation, celebration, case, accident, episode, appearance, experience, matter, act, action

Words nearby Event

evening watch, evenings, evenki, evens, evensong, event, event horizon, event planner, event television, event theatre, eventful

Origin of Event

1560–70; < Latin ēventus occurrence, outcome, equivalent to ēven(īre ) to occur, come out + -tus suffix of v. action

Other words from Event

e·vent·less , adjective
su·per·e·vent , noun

Word origin for Event

C16: from Latin ēventus a happening, from ēvenīre to come forth, happen, from venīre to come

Synonyms for Event

accident, act, action, affair, appearance, business, case, celebration, ceremony, circumstance, crisis, development, episode, experience, fact, holiday, incident, matter, occasion, situation, story, thing, advent, adventure, calamity, catastrophe, chance, coincidence, conjuncture, deed, emergency, exploit, function, juncture, marvel, milestone, miracle, misfortune, mishap, mistake, occurrence, pass, phase, phenomenon, predicament, proceeding, shift, tide, transaction, triumph, turn, wonder