event
[ ih-vent ]
/ ɪˈvɛnt /
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.
Idioms for event
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM event
e·vent·less, adjective su·per·e·vent, nounWords nearby event
Example sentences from the Web for events
British Dictionary definitions for events
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
Idioms and Phrases with events
event
see blessed event; in any case (event); in case (in the event); in the unlikely event.