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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•vent /ɪˈvɛnt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- something that happens:Winning the scholarship was an important event in her life.
- something that occurs in a certain place during a particular time:They went to all the planned events at their daughter's college.
- Sporta single sports contest within a scheduled program: the figure-skating event.
Idioms- Idioms in any event, regardless of what happens;
in any case:In any event, I'll call you tomorrow. - Idioms in the event of, if there should be:In the event of fire, stay calm while leaving the building.
- Idioms in the event that, if it should happen that;
in case:In the event that I can't get the loans, I'll have to find some way to raise the money.
See -ven-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•vent (i vent′),USA pronunciation n. - something that happens or is regarded as happening;
an occurrence, esp. 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.
- Physicsin relativity, an occurrence that is sharply localized at a single point in space and instant of time. Cf. world point.
- Sportany 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 in any event, regardless of what happens;
in any case. Also, at all events. - Idioms in the event of, if there should be:In the event of rain, the party will be held indoors.
- Idioms 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.
- Latin ēventus occurrence, outcome, equivalent. to ēven(īre) to occur, come out + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
- 1560–70
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.See corresponding entry in Unabridged consequence.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: event /ɪˈvɛnt/ n - anything that takes place or happens, esp something important; happening; incident
- the actual or final outcome; result (esp in the phrases in the event, after the event)
- any one contest in a programme of sporting or other contests: the high jump is his event
- 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
- in any event, at all events ⇒ regardless of circumstances; in any case
- in the event of ⇒ in case of; if (such a thing) happens: in the event of rain the race will be cancelled
- in the event that ⇒ if it should happen that
vb - to take part or ride (a horse) in eventing
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin ēventus a happening, from ēvenīre to come forth, happen, from venīre to come |