Definition of event in English:

event

noun ɪˈvɛntəˈvɛnt

1A thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance.
the momentous political events of the late 1980s
Example sentencesExamples
- The parallelism of political events and economic changes is of course very relative.
- I think part of it was that staying up to midnight was a rare event, an exciting exception to our daily life.
- The public will be denied knowledge of what witnesses to important political events have to say.
- It really is a rare event that one email can have our headquarters having a joint chuckle.
- The events inspired political and economic revolution in Britain and led to the birth of a new class.
- A walk round the site is one of the more emotional events you can experience.
- This deeply shocking turn of events has never happened before, and a sit-down was called for.
- The two voices in this debate drew opposite conclusions from events in the Gulf.
- The best that most of us can do is to live with it, enjoy it and be thankful it is such a rare event.
- It also looks at motoring incidents and events which have happened in or passed through Croydon.
- In animal cells, a variety of key events in cell death focus on mitochondria.
- It's too bad that most of his monologues were so focused on current events because it made them hard to watch now.
- They have also listened to the views of others - sometimes a rare event in local government.
- The Viking victory marked the start of a series of events that would change English history.
- On the political front, events have also increased tempo on a positive note.
- It was simply bad luck that it pulled out, and even worse luck that such a rare event happens when I am on the boat.
- It's a precautionary measure and we'll continue to monitor events as they develop.
- Several cataclysmic events happened all at once, but all I remember now are a few things.
- Political events were to intervene, however, as the French Wars of Religion began.
- They never did, but this musical turns back the clock and changes the outcome of events.
Synonyms
incident, occurrence, happening, development, phenomenon, thing, situation, circumstance, case, contingency, chance, likelihood, possibility, probability
1. 1.1 A planned public or social occasion.
  staff have been holding a number of events to raise money for charity
  Example sentencesExamples
  How will the helpers at public events lug in their coffee machines and other equipment?
  What we have to look at very, very hard is creating theatre and events in public spaces.
  Entrance fee is 12, with all money going back into the club to plan future events.
  She will also find it very awkward to have to attend public and social events without her husband.
  Organic farms around the UK will open their gates to the public, with events for all the family.
  The Chamber is urging business people to attend the many networking events planned for this year.
  The workshop was the first of many artistic events planned this term for the school in Arundell Close.
  The fair is an annual event, to raise money to maintain the fabric of the village church.
  It promises to be bigger and better than ever with lots of new events being planned.
  More events are planned for the Saturday, Sunday and Monday of jubilee weekend.
  The number of public events in Edinburgh these days is much greater than ever.
  It is boycotting the event to raise public awareness at what it sees are the project's flaws.
  One of the things that I did when I came back was to attend public events in full uniform.
  The money raised from the events would be used by the parish council to regenerate the area.
  The occasion is likely to be a social event with a huge number of people I don't know.
  More events are planned, as villagers celebrate their unique and historic home.
  For this purpose we have planned events not only in Sofia, but in seven other towns.
  We are currently planning a variety of events to make your visit to town more enjoyable.
  On the one hand, he said, public support for such events was at an all-time high.
  A host of festive events is planned for the city centre over the coming weeks.
  Synonyms
  occurrence, happening, proceeding, episode, incident, affair, circumstance, occasion, business, matter, experience, eventuality, phenomenon
  function, gathering, get-together, jamboree
  informal bash, do, jolly, shindig, shindy
2. 1.2 Each of several particular contests making up a sports competition.
  he repeated the success in the four-lap, 600 cc event
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ian suffered a badly broken right leg in the accident and feared he would not be able to compete in sidecar events again.
  The appeal of these books is that they do not simply rerun sporting events.
  In Athens it was expected to fall to the Chinese, who did not compete in this event in Sydney.
  It is feared that low-flying seagulls could disrupt events such as beach volleyball.
  Two of them learned they were disqualified as they were about to compete in their events.
  Men and women contest four events each while the remaining three are classified as open.
  Canada has been a leader in trying to control doping and having proper judging at all sports events.
  I remember how exciting it was to go to Madison Square Garden and to go to a live sporting event.
  OK, before we go, there's a couple of other sporting events going ahead this weekend.
  This was one of the most notorious events in sporting history, but it is dealt with here in a single paragraph.
  Unlike Bernie he doesn't take a back seat but competes in the events whose fiendish formats he invents.
  The gymnastics events at the Athens Olympics have been hit by several judging controversies.
  Exemption crews would not be able to compete in Junior events held at the National Championships.
  There are other sporting events that honour their champions with unique apparel.
  She was also seventh in the 500m time trial and plans to compete in both events.
  This was James's first Pentathlon and he was the youngest competitor in this event.
  When you talk about the death of people at a sporting event, the sport itself passes into the background.
  Do you call the athlete out of the event for illegal use when it may well have been formed naturally in their body?
  They are given nearly six events and requested to compete in any events they think fit.
  We look at why insurance for major sporting events has become a precarious business.
  Synonyms
  competition, contest, tournament, round, heat, game, match, fixture, meet, meeting, encounter
  race, bout, fight
  play-off, replay, rematch
  British clash
  Canadian &amp Scottish playdown
  North American split
  informal, dated mill
  archaic tourney
3. 1.3Physics A single occurrence of a process, e.g. the ionization of one atom.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The aim of induction is to find series of events whose frequency of occurrence converges toward a limit.
  Consider our passage through time as riding the shockwave of the bang event.
  In the lower graph the current scale is amplified so that single channel events can be distinguished.

Phrases

after the event

Following a particular occurrence (typically with the implication of being too late)
it is much better to stop the crime rather than having police chasing felons after the event
I knew nothing about it until after the event
as modifier an after-the-event internal investigation
Example sentencesExamples
- It is much better to stop the crime happening, rather than having police chasing felons after the event, don't you think?
- It has only been strongly voiced after the event, when it was deemed politically acceptable.
- I knew nothing about it until after the event.
- One ought not to attach historic truth to a term that was created after the event.
- When I have time, I proofread and spellcheck but sometimes I have to do it after the event, when the thing has already been posted.

in any event

Whatever happens or may have happened.
in any event, I was not in a position to undertake such a task
Example sentencesExamples
- But in any event, it still might be helpful to have access to independent advice.
- Lenin may well have found the term in a newspaper, probably in a report of the South African war; the Bolsheviks, at all events, adopted it.
- The indications seem to be that they (or, at all events, many of them) are refugees because they are Marxists and probably communists and it is to be assumed that a significant proportion of their number are ‘activists’.
- It was, in any event, a cross party issue and one that united rural people all over the country.
- He noted none of the cattle he is shipping would have been sent to the United States in any event.
- The system of appointments is, in any event, in need of fundamental reform.
- The company is diversifying and in any event, it is an oil and gas company, not just oil.
- And in any event, there is no such thing as a defender who does not suffer the occasional lapse.
- It would have raised the question of whether one should die for art because, at all events, one was dying for nothing.
- The next time cattle graze a damaged field there will be an amount of levelling in any event.
Synonyms
regardless, regardless of what happens, whatever happens, come what may, no matter what, at any rate, in any case, anyhow, anyway, even so, still, nevertheless, nonetheless

in the event

As it turns (or turned) out.
he was sent on this important and, in the event, quite fruitless mission
Example sentencesExamples
- The prophesied cuts in services turned out, in the event, to be incorrect.
- I am happy to report that, in the event, the warm-up exercise worked rather well.
- His money talked rather more eloquently, in the event, than he ever did.
- He sought a winner's medal at last but, in the event, had to settle for less.
- I fear reports of my being shot are premature, though in the event there will a long list of suspects.
Synonyms
as it turned out, as it happened, in the end

in the event of —

If — happens.
this will reduce the chance of serious injury in the event of an accident
Example sentencesExamples
- An adequate number of volunteers will be ready for rescue operation in the event of a mishap.
- Another major issue for the team will be its course of action in the event of military conflict.
- The speaker may be called upon to cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie.
- It can save lives in the event of a fall or accident and would give security in the event of a break-in.
- There are no proper dressing or drying facilities in the event of inclement weather.
- The Medical Wing will be involved in setting up and running mobile field hospitals in the event of a conflict.
- The tablets will be accompanied by a pack advising what to do in the event of a national emergency.
- A significant number would also increase the risk of injury to children in the event of an accident.
- The car's pedals will also de-couple in the event of a crash to prevent injuries to the feet and lower legs.
- As was stated on the ticket, a draw would take place in the event of more than one winner.

in the event that

If; should it happen that.
he planned to start a business, in the event that he lost his job
Example sentencesExamples
- We are confused about how to handle the issue of which child should run the family business in the event that we were to die before they reach adulthood.
- The only problem with this method occurs in the event that there actually is an afterlife.
- Host regulators must act boldly against international banks in the event that there are prudential concerns.
- I believe that each dancer probably has a reserve of fans that don't normally vote except in the event that there is a danger of being kicked out.
- Parking is not currently an issue for the museum, although in the event that there is an expansion it could become an issue.
- Second, make sure you have the proper contact information in the event that there's a problem with your order.
- Reserve samples are kept in the event that later testing is required.
- Moreover, there was real doubt as to whether the later trial would go ahead in the event that there were findings of guilt in the first.
- The pitchlock system is supposed to prevent the prop from going to flat pitch in the event that all the prop fluid is lost.
- So the purpose of making that note was to cover yourself in the event that there was some dispute as to what was told to the client.
Synonyms
on condition that, provided, provided that, providing, providing that, presuming, presuming that, supposing, supposing that, assuming, assuming that, on the assumption that, allowing, allowing that, as long as, given that, with the provision that, with the proviso that, on the understanding that, with the understanding that, if and only if, contingent on, in the event that

in that event

If that happens.
in that event, the US would incline toward a lifting of the arms embargo
Example sentencesExamples
- That distinction is gone and if the pressure on the public sector becomes too great, it is clear that the State pension will suffer in that event.
- The analysis, in that event, would have waited until tomorrow or the day after, or else been allowed to stand side by side with fulsome sentiments of celebration.
- I asked him what would he would regard as evidence that the policy of legalisation was not working and what he would do in that event.
- Council tax would increase by £75 in that event, says the County Councils Network which clearly favours giant unitary counties if re-organisation went ahead.
- Survival would not have been at all likely in that event.
- Business can fail if adequate financial provisions are not in place to furnish a ready supply of cash, in that event, or if a key player in the business dies, leaving dependants.
- Specific proposals regarding sugar will not be presented by the commission before next June and, in that event, the most that will happen in the presidency is a first exchange of views.
- Your power would turn itself against you in that event.

Derivatives

eventless

adjective ɪˈvɛntləs

Unmarked by interesting or exciting events.
the stay in Newcastle was fairly eventless
Example sentencesExamples
- an almost eventless campaign
- We were headed for an eventless evening, or so it appeared.
- But my little bit of eavesdropping for the day certainly brought some light and joy into an otherwise eventless day that brought its own frustration of having to deal with people who are not so nice.
- Today was a pretty eventless day - I woke late, and hit the road almost immediately - a club meeting, a pedicure and a visit to the University campus behind me and the work ahead of me and I am exhausted and the night has only just begun.

eventlessness

noun

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin eventus, from evenire 'result, happen', from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of' + venire 'come'.

Rhymes

absent, accent, anent, ascent, assent, augment, bent, cement, cent, circumvent, consent, content, dent, extent, ferment, foment, forewent, forwent, frequent, gent, Ghent, Gwent, lament, leant, lent, meant, misrepresent, misspent, outwent, pent, percent, pigment, rent, scent, segment, sent, spent, stent, Stoke-on-Trent, Tashkent, tent, torment, Trent, underspent, underwent, vent, went

Definition of event in US English:

event

nounəˈvɛntəˈvent

1A thing that happens, especially one of importance.
one of the main political events of the late 20th century
Example sentencesExamples
- The public will be denied knowledge of what witnesses to important political events have to say.
- It also looks at motoring incidents and events which have happened in or passed through Croydon.
- The two voices in this debate drew opposite conclusions from events in the Gulf.
- It really is a rare event that one email can have our headquarters having a joint chuckle.
- It was simply bad luck that it pulled out, and even worse luck that such a rare event happens when I am on the boat.
- The best that most of us can do is to live with it, enjoy it and be thankful it is such a rare event.
- Several cataclysmic events happened all at once, but all I remember now are a few things.
- They never did, but this musical turns back the clock and changes the outcome of events.
- Political events were to intervene, however, as the French Wars of Religion began.
- The Viking victory marked the start of a series of events that would change English history.
- This deeply shocking turn of events has never happened before, and a sit-down was called for.
- It's too bad that most of his monologues were so focused on current events because it made them hard to watch now.
- In animal cells, a variety of key events in cell death focus on mitochondria.
- I think part of it was that staying up to midnight was a rare event, an exciting exception to our daily life.
- They have also listened to the views of others - sometimes a rare event in local government.
- It's a precautionary measure and we'll continue to monitor events as they develop.
- The parallelism of political events and economic changes is of course very relative.
- On the political front, events have also increased tempo on a positive note.
- A walk round the site is one of the more emotional events you can experience.
- The events inspired political and economic revolution in Britain and led to the birth of a new class.
Synonyms
incident, occurrence, happening, development, phenomenon, thing, situation, circumstance, case, contingency, chance, likelihood, possibility, probability
1. 1.1 A planned public or social occasion.
  events to raise money for charity
  Example sentencesExamples
  The workshop was the first of many artistic events planned this term for the school in Arundell Close.
  The Chamber is urging business people to attend the many networking events planned for this year.
  She will also find it very awkward to have to attend public and social events without her husband.
  We are currently planning a variety of events to make your visit to town more enjoyable.
  The fair is an annual event, to raise money to maintain the fabric of the village church.
  It is boycotting the event to raise public awareness at what it sees are the project's flaws.
  The occasion is likely to be a social event with a huge number of people I don't know.
  How will the helpers at public events lug in their coffee machines and other equipment?
  The number of public events in Edinburgh these days is much greater than ever.
  For this purpose we have planned events not only in Sofia, but in seven other towns.
  On the one hand, he said, public support for such events was at an all-time high.
  It promises to be bigger and better than ever with lots of new events being planned.
  Entrance fee is 12, with all money going back into the club to plan future events.
  Organic farms around the UK will open their gates to the public, with events for all the family.
  One of the things that I did when I came back was to attend public events in full uniform.
  A host of festive events is planned for the city centre over the coming weeks.
  What we have to look at very, very hard is creating theatre and events in public spaces.
  More events are planned for the Saturday, Sunday and Monday of jubilee weekend.
  The money raised from the events would be used by the parish council to regenerate the area.
  More events are planned, as villagers celebrate their unique and historic home.
  Synonyms
  occurrence, happening, proceeding, episode, incident, affair, circumstance, occasion, business, matter, experience, eventuality, phenomenon
2. 1.2 Each of several particular contests making up a sports competition.
  a star sprinter in the 100- and 200-meter events
  Example sentencesExamples
  She was also seventh in the 500m time trial and plans to compete in both events.
  OK, before we go, there's a couple of other sporting events going ahead this weekend.
  They are given nearly six events and requested to compete in any events they think fit.
  Men and women contest four events each while the remaining three are classified as open.
  Exemption crews would not be able to compete in Junior events held at the National Championships.
  The appeal of these books is that they do not simply rerun sporting events.
  In Athens it was expected to fall to the Chinese, who did not compete in this event in Sydney.
  Do you call the athlete out of the event for illegal use when it may well have been formed naturally in their body?
  There are other sporting events that honour their champions with unique apparel.
  It is feared that low-flying seagulls could disrupt events such as beach volleyball.
  Ian suffered a badly broken right leg in the accident and feared he would not be able to compete in sidecar events again.
  This was James's first Pentathlon and he was the youngest competitor in this event.
  Canada has been a leader in trying to control doping and having proper judging at all sports events.
  We look at why insurance for major sporting events has become a precarious business.
  Unlike Bernie he doesn't take a back seat but competes in the events whose fiendish formats he invents.
  This was one of the most notorious events in sporting history, but it is dealt with here in a single paragraph.
  The gymnastics events at the Athens Olympics have been hit by several judging controversies.
  Two of them learned they were disqualified as they were about to compete in their events.
  I remember how exciting it was to go to Madison Square Garden and to go to a live sporting event.
  When you talk about the death of people at a sporting event, the sport itself passes into the background.
  Synonyms
  competition, contest, tournament, round, heat, game, match, fixture, meet, meeting, encounter
3. 1.3Physics A single occurrence of a process, e.g. the ionization of one atom.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Consider our passage through time as riding the shockwave of the bang event.
  In the lower graph the current scale is amplified so that single channel events can be distinguished.
  The aim of induction is to find series of events whose frequency of occurrence converges toward a limit.

Phrases

in any event

Whatever happens or may have happened.
in any event, there was one promise the trickster did keep
Example sentencesExamples
- But in any event, it still might be helpful to have access to independent advice.
- The next time cattle graze a damaged field there will be an amount of levelling in any event.
- The company is diversifying and in any event, it is an oil and gas company, not just oil.
- The system of appointments is, in any event, in need of fundamental reform.
- It would have raised the question of whether one should die for art because, at all events, one was dying for nothing.
- And in any event, there is no such thing as a defender who does not suffer the occasional lapse.
- It was, in any event, a cross party issue and one that united rural people all over the country.
- Lenin may well have found the term in a newspaper, probably in a report of the South African war; the Bolsheviks, at all events, adopted it.
- He noted none of the cattle he is shipping would have been sent to the United States in any event.
- The indications seem to be that they (or, at all events, many of them) are refugees because they are Marxists and probably communists and it is to be assumed that a significant proportion of their number are ‘activists’.
Synonyms
regardless, regardless of what happens, whatever happens, come what may, no matter what, at any rate, in any case, anyhow, anyway, even so, still, nevertheless, nonetheless

in the event

As it turns (or turned) out.
he was sent on this important and, in the event, quite fruitless mission
Example sentencesExamples
- I fear reports of my being shot are premature, though in the event there will a long list of suspects.
- I am happy to report that, in the event, the warm-up exercise worked rather well.
- The prophesied cuts in services turned out, in the event, to be incorrect.
- He sought a winner's medal at last but, in the event, had to settle for less.
- His money talked rather more eloquently, in the event, than he ever did.
Synonyms
as it turned out, as it happened, in the end

in the event of —

If — happens.
this will reduce the chance of serious injury in the event of an accident
Example sentencesExamples
- The Medical Wing will be involved in setting up and running mobile field hospitals in the event of a conflict.
- There are no proper dressing or drying facilities in the event of inclement weather.
- Another major issue for the team will be its course of action in the event of military conflict.
- It can save lives in the event of a fall or accident and would give security in the event of a break-in.
- The speaker may be called upon to cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie.
- A significant number would also increase the risk of injury to children in the event of an accident.
- An adequate number of volunteers will be ready for rescue operation in the event of a mishap.
- The tablets will be accompanied by a pack advising what to do in the event of a national emergency.
- The car's pedals will also de-couple in the event of a crash to prevent injuries to the feet and lower legs.
- As was stated on the ticket, a draw would take place in the event of more than one winner.

in the event that

If; should it happen that.
in the event that an attack is launched, the defenders will have been significantly weakened by air attacks
Example sentencesExamples
- Parking is not currently an issue for the museum, although in the event that there is an expansion it could become an issue.
- I believe that each dancer probably has a reserve of fans that don't normally vote except in the event that there is a danger of being kicked out.
- Second, make sure you have the proper contact information in the event that there's a problem with your order.
- So the purpose of making that note was to cover yourself in the event that there was some dispute as to what was told to the client.
- Moreover, there was real doubt as to whether the later trial would go ahead in the event that there were findings of guilt in the first.
- Reserve samples are kept in the event that later testing is required.
- The only problem with this method occurs in the event that there actually is an afterlife.
- The pitchlock system is supposed to prevent the prop from going to flat pitch in the event that all the prop fluid is lost.
- Host regulators must act boldly against international banks in the event that there are prudential concerns.
- We are confused about how to handle the issue of which child should run the family business in the event that we were to die before they reach adulthood.
Synonyms
on condition that, provided, provided that, providing, providing that, presuming, presuming that, supposing, supposing that, assuming, assuming that, on the assumption that, allowing, allowing that, as long as, given that, with the provision that, with the proviso that, on the understanding that, with the understanding that, if and only if, contingent on, in the event that

in that event

If that happens.
in that event, the US would incline toward a lifting of the arms embargo
Example sentencesExamples
- I asked him what would he would regard as evidence that the policy of legalisation was not working and what he would do in that event.
- That distinction is gone and if the pressure on the public sector becomes too great, it is clear that the State pension will suffer in that event.
- Specific proposals regarding sugar will not be presented by the commission before next June and, in that event, the most that will happen in the presidency is a first exchange of views.
- Your power would turn itself against you in that event.
- The analysis, in that event, would have waited until tomorrow or the day after, or else been allowed to stand side by side with fulsome sentiments of celebration.
- Survival would not have been at all likely in that event.
- Council tax would increase by £75 in that event, says the County Councils Network which clearly favours giant unitary counties if re-organisation went ahead.
- Business can fail if adequate financial provisions are not in place to furnish a ready supply of cash, in that event, or if a key player in the business dies, leaving dependants.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin eventus, from evenire ‘result, happen’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + venire ‘come’.

单词	event
释义	Definition of event in English: event noun ɪˈvɛntəˈvɛnt 1A thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance. the momentous political events of the late 1980s Example sentencesExamples The parallelism of political events and economic changes is of course very relative. I think part of it was that staying up to midnight was a rare event, an exciting exception to our daily life. The public will be denied knowledge of what witnesses to important political events have to say. It really is a rare event that one email can have our headquarters having a joint chuckle. The events inspired political and economic revolution in Britain and led to the birth of a new class. A walk round the site is one of the more emotional events you can experience. This deeply shocking turn of events has never happened before, and a sit-down was called for. The two voices in this debate drew opposite conclusions from events in the Gulf. The best that most of us can do is to live with it, enjoy it and be thankful it is such a rare event. It also looks at motoring incidents and events which have happened in or passed through Croydon. In animal cells, a variety of key events in cell death focus on mitochondria. It's too bad that most of his monologues were so focused on current events because it made them hard to watch now. They have also listened to the views of others - sometimes a rare event in local government. The Viking victory marked the start of a series of events that would change English history. On the political front, events have also increased tempo on a positive note. It was simply bad luck that it pulled out, and even worse luck that such a rare event happens when I am on the boat. It's a precautionary measure and we'll continue to monitor events as they develop. Several cataclysmic events happened all at once, but all I remember now are a few things. Political events were to intervene, however, as the French Wars of Religion began. They never did, but this musical turns back the clock and changes the outcome of events. Synonyms incident, occurrence, happening, development, phenomenon, thing, situation, circumstance, case, contingency, chance, likelihood, possibility, probability 1.1 A planned public or social occasion. staff have been holding a number of events to raise money for charity Example sentencesExamples How will the helpers at public events lug in their coffee machines and other equipment? What we have to look at very, very hard is creating theatre and events in public spaces. Entrance fee is 12, with all money going back into the club to plan future events. She will also find it very awkward to have to attend public and social events without her husband. Organic farms around the UK will open their gates to the public, with events for all the family. The Chamber is urging business people to attend the many networking events planned for this year. The workshop was the first of many artistic events planned this term for the school in Arundell Close. The fair is an annual event, to raise money to maintain the fabric of the village church. It promises to be bigger and better than ever with lots of new events being planned. More events are planned for the Saturday, Sunday and Monday of jubilee weekend. The number of public events in Edinburgh these days is much greater than ever. It is boycotting the event to raise public awareness at what it sees are the project's flaws. One of the things that I did when I came back was to attend public events in full uniform. The money raised from the events would be used by the parish council to regenerate the area. The occasion is likely to be a social event with a huge number of people I don't know. More events are planned, as villagers celebrate their unique and historic home. For this purpose we have planned events not only in Sofia, but in seven other towns. We are currently planning a variety of events to make your visit to town more enjoyable. On the one hand, he said, public support for such events was at an all-time high. A host of festive events is planned for the city centre over the coming weeks. Synonyms occurrence, happening, proceeding, episode, incident, affair, circumstance, occasion, business, matter, experience, eventuality, phenomenon function, gathering, get-together, jamboree informal bash, do, jolly, shindig, shindy 1.2 Each of several particular contests making up a sports competition. he repeated the success in the four-lap, 600 cc event Example sentencesExamples Ian suffered a badly broken right leg in the accident and feared he would not be able to compete in sidecar events again. The appeal of these books is that they do not simply rerun sporting events. In Athens it was expected to fall to the Chinese, who did not compete in this event in Sydney. It is feared that low-flying seagulls could disrupt events such as beach volleyball. Two of them learned they were disqualified as they were about to compete in their events. Men and women contest four events each while the remaining three are classified as open. Canada has been a leader in trying to control doping and having proper judging at all sports events. I remember how exciting it was to go to Madison Square Garden and to go to a live sporting event. OK, before we go, there's a couple of other sporting events going ahead this weekend. This was one of the most notorious events in sporting history, but it is dealt with here in a single paragraph. Unlike Bernie he doesn't take a back seat but competes in the events whose fiendish formats he invents. The gymnastics events at the Athens Olympics have been hit by several judging controversies. Exemption crews would not be able to compete in Junior events held at the National Championships. There are other sporting events that honour their champions with unique apparel. She was also seventh in the 500m time trial and plans to compete in both events. This was James's first Pentathlon and he was the youngest competitor in this event. When you talk about the death of people at a sporting event, the sport itself passes into the background. Do you call the athlete out of the event for illegal use when it may well have been formed naturally in their body? They are given nearly six events and requested to compete in any events they think fit. We look at why insurance for major sporting events has become a precarious business. Synonyms competition, contest, tournament, round, heat, game, match, fixture, meet, meeting, encounter race, bout, fight play-off, replay, rematch British clash Canadian &amp Scottish playdown North American split informal, dated mill archaic tourney 1.3Physics A single occurrence of a process, e.g. the ionization of one atom. Example sentencesExamples The aim of induction is to find series of events whose frequency of occurrence converges toward a limit. Consider our passage through time as riding the shockwave of the bang event. In the lower graph the current scale is amplified so that single channel events can be distinguished. Phrases after the event Following a particular occurrence (typically with the implication of being too late) it is much better to stop the crime rather than having police chasing felons after the event I knew nothing about it until after the event as modifier an after-the-event internal investigation Example sentencesExamples It is much better to stop the crime happening, rather than having police chasing felons after the event, don't you think? It has only been strongly voiced after the event, when it was deemed politically acceptable. I knew nothing about it until after the event. One ought not to attach historic truth to a term that was created after the event. When I have time, I proofread and spellcheck but sometimes I have to do it after the event, when the thing has already been posted. in any event Whatever happens or may have happened. in any event, I was not in a position to undertake such a task Example sentencesExamples But in any event, it still might be helpful to have access to independent advice. Lenin may well have found the term in a newspaper, probably in a report of the South African war; the Bolsheviks, at all events, adopted it. The indications seem to be that they (or, at all events, many of them) are refugees because they are Marxists and probably communists and it is to be assumed that a significant proportion of their number are ‘activists’. It was, in any event, a cross party issue and one that united rural people all over the country. He noted none of the cattle he is shipping would have been sent to the United States in any event. The system of appointments is, in any event, in need of fundamental reform. The company is diversifying and in any event, it is an oil and gas company, not just oil. And in any event, there is no such thing as a defender who does not suffer the occasional lapse. It would have raised the question of whether one should die for art because, at all events, one was dying for nothing. The next time cattle graze a damaged field there will be an amount of levelling in any event. Synonyms regardless, regardless of what happens, whatever happens, come what may, no matter what, at any rate, in any case, anyhow, anyway, even so, still, nevertheless, nonetheless in the event As it turns (or turned) out. he was sent on this important and, in the event, quite fruitless mission Example sentencesExamples The prophesied cuts in services turned out, in the event, to be incorrect. I am happy to report that, in the event, the warm-up exercise worked rather well. His money talked rather more eloquently, in the event, than he ever did. He sought a winner's medal at last but, in the event, had to settle for less. I fear reports of my being shot are premature, though in the event there will a long list of suspects. Synonyms as it turned out, as it happened, in the end in the event of — If — happens. this will reduce the chance of serious injury in the event of an accident Example sentencesExamples An adequate number of volunteers will be ready for rescue operation in the event of a mishap. Another major issue for the team will be its course of action in the event of military conflict. The speaker may be called upon to cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie. It can save lives in the event of a fall or accident and would give security in the event of a break-in. There are no proper dressing or drying facilities in the event of inclement weather. The Medical Wing will be involved in setting up and running mobile field hospitals in the event of a conflict. The tablets will be accompanied by a pack advising what to do in the event of a national emergency. A significant number would also increase the risk of injury to children in the event of an accident. The car's pedals will also de-couple in the event of a crash to prevent injuries to the feet and lower legs. As was stated on the ticket, a draw would take place in the event of more than one winner. in the event that If; should it happen that. he planned to start a business, in the event that he lost his job Example sentencesExamples We are confused about how to handle the issue of which child should run the family business in the event that we were to die before they reach adulthood. The only problem with this method occurs in the event that there actually is an afterlife. Host regulators must act boldly against international banks in the event that there are prudential concerns. I believe that each dancer probably has a reserve of fans that don't normally vote except in the event that there is a danger of being kicked out. Parking is not currently an issue for the museum, although in the event that there is an expansion it could become an issue. Second, make sure you have the proper contact information in the event that there's a problem with your order. Reserve samples are kept in the event that later testing is required. Moreover, there was real doubt as to whether the later trial would go ahead in the event that there were findings of guilt in the first. The pitchlock system is supposed to prevent the prop from going to flat pitch in the event that all the prop fluid is lost. So the purpose of making that note was to cover yourself in the event that there was some dispute as to what was told to the client. Synonyms on condition that, provided, provided that, providing, providing that, presuming, presuming that, supposing, supposing that, assuming, assuming that, on the assumption that, allowing, allowing that, as long as, given that, with the provision that, with the proviso that, on the understanding that, with the understanding that, if and only if, contingent on, in the event that in that event If that happens. in that event, the US would incline toward a lifting of the arms embargo Example sentencesExamples That distinction is gone and if the pressure on the public sector becomes too great, it is clear that the State pension will suffer in that event. The analysis, in that event, would have waited until tomorrow or the day after, or else been allowed to stand side by side with fulsome sentiments of celebration. I asked him what would he would regard as evidence that the policy of legalisation was not working and what he would do in that event. Council tax would increase by £75 in that event, says the County Councils Network which clearly favours giant unitary counties if re-organisation went ahead. Survival would not have been at all likely in that event. Business can fail if adequate financial provisions are not in place to furnish a ready supply of cash, in that event, or if a key player in the business dies, leaving dependants. Specific proposals regarding sugar will not be presented by the commission before next June and, in that event, the most that will happen in the presidency is a first exchange of views. Your power would turn itself against you in that event. Derivatives eventless adjective ɪˈvɛntləs Unmarked by interesting or exciting events. the stay in Newcastle was fairly eventless Example sentencesExamples an almost eventless campaign We were headed for an eventless evening, or so it appeared. But my little bit of eavesdropping for the day certainly brought some light and joy into an otherwise eventless day that brought its own frustration of having to deal with people who are not so nice. Today was a pretty eventless day - I woke late, and hit the road almost immediately - a club meeting, a pedicure and a visit to the University campus behind me and the work ahead of me and I am exhausted and the night has only just begun. eventlessness noun Origin Late 16th century: from Latin eventus, from evenire 'result, happen', from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of' + venire 'come'. Rhymes absent, accent, anent, ascent, assent, augment, bent, cement, cent, circumvent, consent, content, dent, extent, ferment, foment, forewent, forwent, frequent, gent, Ghent, Gwent, lament, leant, lent, meant, misrepresent, misspent, outwent, pent, percent, pigment, rent, scent, segment, sent, spent, stent, Stoke-on-Trent, Tashkent, tent, torment, Trent, underspent, underwent, vent, went noun.1 phr. Definition of event in US English: event nounəˈvɛntəˈvent 1A thing that happens, especially one of importance. one of the main political events of the late 20th century Example sentencesExamples The public will be denied knowledge of what witnesses to important political events have to say. It also looks at motoring incidents and events which have happened in or passed through Croydon. The two voices in this debate drew opposite conclusions from events in the Gulf. It really is a rare event that one email can have our headquarters having a joint chuckle. It was simply bad luck that it pulled out, and even worse luck that such a rare event happens when I am on the boat. The best that most of us can do is to live with it, enjoy it and be thankful it is such a rare event. Several cataclysmic events happened all at once, but all I remember now are a few things. They never did, but this musical turns back the clock and changes the outcome of events. Political events were to intervene, however, as the French Wars of Religion began. The Viking victory marked the start of a series of events that would change English history. This deeply shocking turn of events has never happened before, and a sit-down was called for. It's too bad that most of his monologues were so focused on current events because it made them hard to watch now. In animal cells, a variety of key events in cell death focus on mitochondria. I think part of it was that staying up to midnight was a rare event, an exciting exception to our daily life. They have also listened to the views of others - sometimes a rare event in local government. It's a precautionary measure and we'll continue to monitor events as they develop. The parallelism of political events and economic changes is of course very relative. On the political front, events have also increased tempo on a positive note. A walk round the site is one of the more emotional events you can experience. The events inspired political and economic revolution in Britain and led to the birth of a new class. Synonyms incident, occurrence, happening, development, phenomenon, thing, situation, circumstance, case, contingency, chance, likelihood, possibility, probability 1.1 A planned public or social occasion. events to raise money for charity Example sentencesExamples The workshop was the first of many artistic events planned this term for the school in Arundell Close. The Chamber is urging business people to attend the many networking events planned for this year. She will also find it very awkward to have to attend public and social events without her husband. We are currently planning a variety of events to make your visit to town more enjoyable. The fair is an annual event, to raise money to maintain the fabric of the village church. It is boycotting the event to raise public awareness at what it sees are the project's flaws. The occasion is likely to be a social event with a huge number of people I don't know. How will the helpers at public events lug in their coffee machines and other equipment? The number of public events in Edinburgh these days is much greater than ever. For this purpose we have planned events not only in Sofia, but in seven other towns. On the one hand, he said, public support for such events was at an all-time high. It promises to be bigger and better than ever with lots of new events being planned. Entrance fee is 12, with all money going back into the club to plan future events. Organic farms around the UK will open their gates to the public, with events for all the family. One of the things that I did when I came back was to attend public events in full uniform. A host of festive events is planned for the city centre over the coming weeks. What we have to look at very, very hard is creating theatre and events in public spaces. More events are planned for the Saturday, Sunday and Monday of jubilee weekend. The money raised from the events would be used by the parish council to regenerate the area. More events are planned, as villagers celebrate their unique and historic home. Synonyms occurrence, happening, proceeding, episode, incident, affair, circumstance, occasion, business, matter, experience, eventuality, phenomenon 1.2 Each of several particular contests making up a sports competition. a star sprinter in the 100- and 200-meter events Example sentencesExamples She was also seventh in the 500m time trial and plans to compete in both events. OK, before we go, there's a couple of other sporting events going ahead this weekend. They are given nearly six events and requested to compete in any events they think fit. Men and women contest four events each while the remaining three are classified as open. Exemption crews would not be able to compete in Junior events held at the National Championships. The appeal of these books is that they do not simply rerun sporting events. In Athens it was expected to fall to the Chinese, who did not compete in this event in Sydney. Do you call the athlete out of the event for illegal use when it may well have been formed naturally in their body? There are other sporting events that honour their champions with unique apparel. It is feared that low-flying seagulls could disrupt events such as beach volleyball. Ian suffered a badly broken right leg in the accident and feared he would not be able to compete in sidecar events again. This was James's first Pentathlon and he was the youngest competitor in this event. Canada has been a leader in trying to control doping and having proper judging at all sports events. We look at why insurance for major sporting events has become a precarious business. Unlike Bernie he doesn't take a back seat but competes in the events whose fiendish formats he invents. This was one of the most notorious events in sporting history, but it is dealt with here in a single paragraph. The gymnastics events at the Athens Olympics have been hit by several judging controversies. Two of them learned they were disqualified as they were about to compete in their events. I remember how exciting it was to go to Madison Square Garden and to go to a live sporting event. When you talk about the death of people at a sporting event, the sport itself passes into the background. Synonyms competition, contest, tournament, round, heat, game, match, fixture, meet, meeting, encounter 1.3Physics A single occurrence of a process, e.g. the ionization of one atom. Example sentencesExamples Consider our passage through time as riding the shockwave of the bang event. In the lower graph the current scale is amplified so that single channel events can be distinguished. The aim of induction is to find series of events whose frequency of occurrence converges toward a limit. Phrases in any event Whatever happens or may have happened. in any event, there was one promise the trickster did keep Example sentencesExamples But in any event, it still might be helpful to have access to independent advice. The next time cattle graze a damaged field there will be an amount of levelling in any event. The company is diversifying and in any event, it is an oil and gas company, not just oil. The system of appointments is, in any event, in need of fundamental reform. It would have raised the question of whether one should die for art because, at all events, one was dying for nothing. And in any event, there is no such thing as a defender who does not suffer the occasional lapse. It was, in any event, a cross party issue and one that united rural people all over the country. Lenin may well have found the term in a newspaper, probably in a report of the South African war; the Bolsheviks, at all events, adopted it. He noted none of the cattle he is shipping would have been sent to the United States in any event. The indications seem to be that they (or, at all events, many of them) are refugees because they are Marxists and probably communists and it is to be assumed that a significant proportion of their number are ‘activists’. Synonyms regardless, regardless of what happens, whatever happens, come what may, no matter what, at any rate, in any case, anyhow, anyway, even so, still, nevertheless, nonetheless in the event As it turns (or turned) out. he was sent on this important and, in the event, quite fruitless mission Example sentencesExamples I fear reports of my being shot are premature, though in the event there will a long list of suspects. I am happy to report that, in the event, the warm-up exercise worked rather well. The prophesied cuts in services turned out, in the event, to be incorrect. He sought a winner's medal at last but, in the event, had to settle for less. His money talked rather more eloquently, in the event, than he ever did. Synonyms as it turned out, as it happened, in the end in the event of — If — happens. this will reduce the chance of serious injury in the event of an accident Example sentencesExamples The Medical Wing will be involved in setting up and running mobile field hospitals in the event of a conflict. There are no proper dressing or drying facilities in the event of inclement weather. Another major issue for the team will be its course of action in the event of military conflict. It can save lives in the event of a fall or accident and would give security in the event of a break-in. The speaker may be called upon to cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie. A significant number would also increase the risk of injury to children in the event of an accident. An adequate number of volunteers will be ready for rescue operation in the event of a mishap. The tablets will be accompanied by a pack advising what to do in the event of a national emergency. The car's pedals will also de-couple in the event of a crash to prevent injuries to the feet and lower legs. As was stated on the ticket, a draw would take place in the event of more than one winner. in the event that If; should it happen that. in the event that an attack is launched, the defenders will have been significantly weakened by air attacks Example sentencesExamples Parking is not currently an issue for the museum, although in the event that there is an expansion it could become an issue. I believe that each dancer probably has a reserve of fans that don't normally vote except in the event that there is a danger of being kicked out. Second, make sure you have the proper contact information in the event that there's a problem with your order. So the purpose of making that note was to cover yourself in the event that there was some dispute as to what was told to the client. Moreover, there was real doubt as to whether the later trial would go ahead in the event that there were findings of guilt in the first. Reserve samples are kept in the event that later testing is required. The only problem with this method occurs in the event that there actually is an afterlife. The pitchlock system is supposed to prevent the prop from going to flat pitch in the event that all the prop fluid is lost. Host regulators must act boldly against international banks in the event that there are prudential concerns. We are confused about how to handle the issue of which child should run the family business in the event that we were to die before they reach adulthood. Synonyms on condition that, provided, provided that, providing, providing that, presuming, presuming that, supposing, supposing that, assuming, assuming that, on the assumption that, allowing, allowing that, as long as, given that, with the provision that, with the proviso that, on the understanding that, with the understanding that, if and only if, contingent on, in the event that in that event If that happens. in that event, the US would incline toward a lifting of the arms embargo Example sentencesExamples I asked him what would he would regard as evidence that the policy of legalisation was not working and what he would do in that event. That distinction is gone and if the pressure on the public sector becomes too great, it is clear that the State pension will suffer in that event. Specific proposals regarding sugar will not be presented by the commission before next June and, in that event, the most that will happen in the presidency is a first exchange of views. Your power would turn itself against you in that event. The analysis, in that event, would have waited until tomorrow or the day after, or else been allowed to stand side by side with fulsome sentiments of celebration. Survival would not have been at all likely in that event. Council tax would increase by £75 in that event, says the County Councils Network which clearly favours giant unitary counties if re-organisation went ahead. Business can fail if adequate financial provisions are not in place to furnish a ready supply of cash, in that event, or if a key player in the business dies, leaving dependants. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin eventus, from evenire ‘result, happen’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + venire ‘come’. noun.1 phr.
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