event

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.

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[Latin ventus, from past participle of venre, to happen : -, ex-, ex- + venre, to come; see g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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e·ventless adj.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	event - 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" case 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.	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" consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, issue 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

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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;

(SPORT) → prueba;

in the event of → en caso de;

in the event → en realidad;

in the course of events → en el curso de los acontecimientos;

at all events, in any event → en cualquier caso

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event [ɪˈvɛnt] n → événement m;

(Sport) → épreuve f;

in the course of events → par la suite;

in the event of → en cas de;

in the event → en réalité, en fait;

at all events (Brit);

in any event → en tout cas, de toute manière

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event [ɪˈvɛnt] n → Ereignis nt;

(Sport) → Wettkampf m;

in the normal course of events → normalerweise;

in the event of → im Falle +gen;

in the event → schließlich;

at all events (Brit );

in any event → auf jeden Fall

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event [ɪˈvɛnt] n → avvenimento;

(SPORT) → gara;

in the event of → in caso di;

at all events (BRIT);

in any event → in ogni caso;

in the event → in realtà, di fatto;

in the course of events → nel corso degli eventi