e·vent ( -v nt )n.1. a. Something that takes place; an occurrence. b. A significant occurrence or happening. See Synonyms at occurrence. c. A social gathering or activity. 2. The final result; the outcome. 3. Sports A contest or an item in a sports program. 4. Physics A phenomenon or occurrence located at a single point in space-time, regarded as the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory. Idioms: at all events In any case. in any event In any case. in the event If it should happen; in case.
[Latin ventus, from past participle of ven re, to happen : -, ex-, ex- + ven re, to come; see gw - in Indo-European roots.]
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event Noun 1. anything that takes place, esp. something important 2. a planned and organized occasion: the wedding was one of the social events of the year 3. any one contest in a sporting programme 4. in any event or at all events whatever happens 5. in the event when it came to the actual or final outcome: in the event, neither of them turned up 6. in the event of if (such a thing) happens 7. in the event that if it should happen that [Latin evenire to happen]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | event - something that happens at a given place and timenonevent - an anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expected social event - an event characteristic of persons forming groups miracle - a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent migration - (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule make-up, makeup - an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event; "he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the two teams played a makeup one week later" zap - a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact; "they gave it another zap of radiation" | | 2. | event - a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"circumstance - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity | | 3. | event - a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theoryphysical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy | | 4. | event - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning offspring, materialisation, materialization - something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" aftereffect - any result that follows its cause after an interval aftermath, wake, backwash - the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" bandwagon effect - the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate" brisance - the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion butterfly effect - the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago change - the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains" coattails effect - (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election" Coriolis effect - (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere dent - an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account" domino effect - the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall) harvest - the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love" wallop, impact - a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop" influence - the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action" product - a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances; "skill is the product of hours of practice"; "his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue" placebo effect - any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs position effect - (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome repercussion, reverberation - a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" response - a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa" fallout, side effect - any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" spillover - (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure |
event noun 1. incident, happening, experience, matter, affair, occasion, proceeding, fact, business, circumstance, episode, adventure, milestone, occurrence, escapade noun 2. competition, game, tournament, contest, bout >> in any event or at all events whatever happens, regardless, in any case, no matter what, at any rate, come what may >> in the event of in the eventuality of, in the situation of, in the likelihood of
Translations event [ɪˈvɛnt] n → suceso, acontecimiento; in the event of → en caso de; in the course of events → en el curso de los acontecimientos; at all events, in any event → en cualquier caso
event [ɪˈvɛnt] n → événement m; in the event of → en cas de; at all events (Brit);
event [ɪˈvɛnt] n → Ereignis nt; at all events (Brit );
event [ɪˈvɛnt] n → avvenimento; in the event of → in caso di; at all events (BRIT);
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