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event

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e·vent  (-vnt)
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 venre, to happen : -, ex-, ex- + venre, to come; see gw- in Indo-European roots.]

e·ventless adj.

event [ɪˈvɛnt]
n
1. anything that takes place or happens, esp something important; happening; incident
2. the actual or final outcome; result (esp in the phrases in the event, after the event)
3. any one contest in a programme of sporting or other contests the high jump is his event
4. (Philosophy) Philosophy
a.  an occurrence regarded as a bare instant of space-time as contrasted with an object which fills space and has endurance
b.  an occurrence regarded in isolation from, or contrasted with, human agency Compare act [8]
in any event or 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
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to take part or ride (a horse) in eventing
[from Latin ēventus a happening, from ēvenīre to come forth, happen, from venīre to come]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.eventevent - something that happens at a given place and time
psychological feature - a feature of the mental life of a living organism
human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen
group action - action taken by a group of people
might-have-been - an event that could have occurred but never did
nonevent - an anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expected
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
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 theory
Einstein's theory of relativity, relativity, relativity theory, theory of relativity - (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
4.eventevent - 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
by-product, byproduct - a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
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"
knock-on effect - a secondary or incidental effect
offshoot, outgrowth, branch, offset - a natural consequence of development
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
2. competition, game, tournament, contest, bout major sporting events
in any event or at all events whatever happens, regardless, in any case, no matter what, at any rate, come what may It is not going to be an easy decision, in any event.
in the event in the end, as it happened, as it turned out In the event, their fears were well founded.
in the event of in the eventuality of, in the situation of, in the likelihood of The bank will make an immediate refund in the event of any error.
Translations
event [ɪˈvɛnt] n
(= happening) → événement m
in the normal course of events (= normally) → en temps normal
(SPORT)épreuve f
a sporting event → une épreuve sportive
(in phrases) in the event of → en cas de
in the event that → dans l'éventualité où + conditional
in the event → en fait
in any event, at all events (British)en tout cas, de toute façon
even-tempered [ˌiːvənˈtɛmpərd] adj (= equable) → d'humeur égale

event
n
(= happening)Ereignis nt; events are taking place in Belfast which …in Belfast geschehen or ereignen sich Dinge, die …; in the normal course of eventsnormalerweise; events have proved us rightdie Ereignisse haben uns recht gegeben; it’s quite an eventdas ist wirklich ein Ereignis; it’s easy to be wise after the eventhinterher ist man immer klüger ? happy event
(= organized function)Veranstaltung f; (Sport) → Wettkampf m; what is your best event?in welcher Disziplin sind Sie am besten?
(= case)Fall m; in the event of her deathim Falle ihres Todes; in the event of war/fireim Falle eines Krieges/Brandes, im Kriegs-/Brandfall; in the event of my not returning, …sollte ich nicht wiederkommen, …; in the unlikely event that …falls, was sehr unwahrscheinlich ist, …; he said he wouldn’t come, but in the event he dider sagte, er würde nicht kommen, aber er kam dann schließlich doch; but in any event I can’t give you my permissionaber ich kann dir jedenfalls nicht meine Erlaubnis geben; but in any event you have my permissionaber Sie haben auf alle Fälle meine Erlaubnis; in either eventin jedem Fall; at all eventsauf jeden Fall

event [ɪˈvɛnt] navvenimento (Sport) (in a programme) → gara
"Events" → "Spettacoli e manifestazioni"
at all events, in any event → in ogni caso
in either event → in entrambi i casi
in the event of/that ... → in caso di/che + sub...
in the event → in realtà, di fatto
in that event → in quel caso
in the normal course of events → secondo le regole, nel corso naturale delle cose
in the course of events → nel corso degli eventi
event [ɪˈvɛnt] navvenimento (Sport) (in a programme) → gara
"Events" → "Spettacoli e manifestazioni"
at all events, in any event → in ogni caso
in either event → in entrambi i casi
in the event of/that ... → in caso di/che + sub...
in the event → in realtà, di fatto
in that event → in quel caso
in the normal course of events → secondo le regole, nel corso naturale delle cose
in the course of events → nel corso degli eventi

event
n event [iˈvent]
1 something that happens; an incident or occurrence That night a terrible event occurred. gebeurtenis, voorval حادِث събитие událost begivenhed das Ereignis συμβάν, γεγονός acontecimiento, suceso sündmus رویداد؛ پیشامد tapahtuma événement אֵירוּע घटना, स्थिति događaj eset peristiwa atburður avvenimento, evento 出来事 사건, 행사 įvykis gadījums; notikums kejadian gebeurtenis begivenhet, hending wydarzenie acontecimento eveniment событие udalosť dogodek događaj händelse เหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้น olay, hadise 事件 подія; випадок واقعہ sự kiện
2 an item in a programme of sports etc The long-jump was to be the third event. sportnommer حَدَث състезание soutěž, disciplína programpunkt; konkurrence die Programmnummer αγώνισμα prueba, evento (võistlus)ala مسابقه laji épreuve מִקצוֹעַ प्रतियोगिता disciplina (sport)esemény, (verseny)szám pertandingan grein (keppni í) gara 競技種目 시합 rungtis (programmas, sacensību) numurs acara nummer øvelse, kamp, løp konkurencja, punkt programu prova probă номер в программе состязания disciplína (športna) disciplina disciplina tävling, gren, nummer การแข่งขันกีฬา yarışma, müsabaka 比賽項目 номер کھیل کے مقابلوں میں ایک مقابلہ môn thi đấu
adj eˈventful
(negativeuneventful) full of events; exciting We had an eventful day. merkwaardige, avontuurlike, belangrike مَليء بالحَوادِث динамичен rušný begivenhedsrig ereignisreich πολυτάραχος lleno (de acontecimientos) sündmusrikas پرحادثه tapahtumarikas mouvementé רַב-אֵירוּעִים घटनापूर्ण uzbudljiv, pun događaja eseménydús menarik viðburðaríkur movimentato 出来事の多い 사건이 많은 pilnas įvykių notikumiem bagāts penuh aktviti veelbewogen begivenhetsrik bogaty w wydarzenia acidentado plin de evenimente насыщенный rušný razgiban zanimljiv händelserik ซึ่งมีความหมาย hareketli, olaylı 多事的 багатий на події اہم واقعات سے بھرا có nhiều sự kiện quan trọng
at all events / at any event
in any case At all events, we can't make things worse than they already are. in alle geval في كُل الأحْوال، في أي حال във всеки случай v každém případě under alle omstændigheder jedenfalls έτσι κι αλλιώς pase lo que pase igal juhul در هر صورت missään tapauksessa en tout cas בְּכָל מִקרֶה किसी शर्त पर u svakom slučaju mindenesetre dalam keadaan apa pun hvernig sem fer in ogni caso いずれにしても 어떤 경우에도 kad ir kaip ten būtų katrā ziņā walau apa sekalipun in elk geval i alle tilfeller za wszelką cenę de qualquer modo în orice caz во всяком случае v každom prípade v vsakem primeru u svakom slučaju i alla händelser, i varje fall, åtminstone อะไรจะเกิดก็เกิด her şeye rağmen, ne olursa olsun 無論怎樣 у всякому разі ہر حالت میں trong bất kỳ trường hợp nào
in that event
if that happens In that event you must do as he says. as dit gebeur إذا حَدَث ذلِك، في تِلْكَ الحالَه в този случай v tom případě i så tilfælde; i det tilfælde in diesem Fall σε τέτοια περίπτωση en ese caso sel juhul اگر چنین اتفاق بیافتد siinä tapauksessa dans ce cas בְּמִקרֶה זֶה अगर ऐसा होता है u tom slučaju vmi esetén kalau begitu ef svo fer, í því tilfelli in quel caso その場合には 그 경우에는 tuo atveju tajā gadījumā jika ini terjadi in dat geval i så fall w takim razie nesse caso în acest caz в таком случае v tom prípade v tem primeru u tom slučaju i så fall ถ้ามีเรื่อง o durumda 在那種場合 у такому разі اگر یوں ہو تو trong tình huống đó
in the event
in the end, as it happened/happens / may happen In the event, I did not need to go to hospital. in daardie geval في النِّهايَه в случай на koneckonců da det kom til stykket schließlich στο τέλος, τελικά resultó que, al final tegelikult چنانچه؛ آنطور که پیداست lopulta en fin de compte בְּמִקרֶה שֶׁ- अंत में na kraju, kako se dogodilo végül is akhirnya þegar til kom alla fine 結局は 결국 baigtis tuo, kad galų gale galu galā akhirnya uiteindelijk da det kom til stykket, til slutt ostatecznie no caso de/ao fim e ao cabo, no fim de contas până la urmă в конечном счёте nakoniec, napokon navsezadnje u slučaju da till slut, när allt kommer (kom) omkring ในที่สุด sonunda 結果 як виявилось دریں صورت lại hoá ra thành
in the event of
if (something) occurs In the event of his death, you will inherit his money. as dit sou gebeur dat في حالَةِ حُدوث، إذا حَدَثَ в случай, че v případě i tilfælde af im Falle σε περίπτωση en caso de (millegi) puhul در صورت mikäli au cas בְּמִקרֶה שֶׁל- अगर ऐसा कुछ होता है u slučaju da vmi esetén seandainya ef, ef svo fer, fari svo nell'eventualità di, in caso di ~の場合には 만일 …의 경우에는 jei, (kokiu nors) atveju gadījumā, ja jika sesuatu berlaku in het geval van i tilfelle av, dersom w przypadku, w razie no caso de în eventualitatea в случае (чего-л.) v prípade, že v primeru ... u slučaju i händelse av เนื่องด้วยเหตุการณ์ olacak olursa, hâlinde 萬一 в разі اگر ایسا ہو تو trong trường hợp mà

event حدث událost begivenhed Veranstaltung συμβάν acontecimiento tapahtuma événement događaj evento 出来事 사건 gebeurtenis hendelse zdarzenie evento событие evenemang เหตุการณ์สำคัญ olay sự kiện 事件


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The idea of being taken and brought back ignominiously to the ship was so inexpressibly repulsive to me, that I was determined by no hasty and imprudent measures to render such an event probable.
MY DEAREST BARBARA ALEXIEVNA,--I have to tell you that a sad event has happened in this house--an event to excite one's utmost pity.
"I have an event to relate in which you are interested," he said.
 
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