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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.

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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

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

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

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

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event

n event [iˈvent]

1 something that happens; an incident or occurrence That night a terrible event occurred.gebeurtenis, voorvalحادِثсъбитиеudálostbegivenheddas Ereignisσυμβάν, γεγονόςacontecimiento, sucesosündmusرویداد؛ پیشامدtapaus, tapahtumaévénementאֵירוּעघटना, स्थितिdogađajesetperistiwaatburðuravvenimento, evento出来事사건įvykisgadījums; notikumskejadiangebeurtenisbegivenhet, hendingwydarzenieacontecimentoevenimentсобытиеudalosťdogodekdogađajhändelseเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นolay, hadise事件подія; випадокواقعہsự kiện事件

2 an item in a programme of sports etc The long-jump was to be the third event.sportnommerحَدَثсъстезаниеsoutěž, disciplínaprogrampunkt; konkurrencedie Programmnummerαγώνισμαprueba, evento(võistlus)alaمسابقهlajiépreuveמִקצוֹעַप्रतियोगिताdisciplina(sport)esemény, (verseny)számpertandingangrein (keppni í)gara競技種目종목rungtis(programmas, sacensību) numursacaranummerøvelse, kamp, løpkonkurencja, punkt programuprovaprobăномер в программе состязанияdisciplína(športna) disciplinadisciplinatävling, gren, nummerการแข่งขันกีฬาyarışma, müsabaka比賽項目номерکھیل کے مقابلوں میں ایک مقابلہmôn thi đấu比赛项目

adj eˈventful

(negative uneventful) full of events; exciting We had an eventful day.merkwaardige, avontuurlike, belangrikeمَليء بالحَوادِثдинамиченrušnýbegivenhedsrigereignisreichπολυτάραχοςlleno (de acontecimientos)sündmusrikasپرحادثهtapahtumarikasmouvementéרַב-אֵירוּעִיםघटनापूर्णuzbudljiv, pun događajaeseménydúsmenarikviðburðaríkurmovimentato出来事の多い사건이 많은pilnas įvykiųnotikumiem bagātspenuh aktvitiveelbewogenbegivenhetsrikbogaty w wydarzeniaacidentadoplin de evenimenteнасыщенныйrušnýrazgibanzanimljivhändelserikซึ่งมีความหมายhareketli, olaylı多事的багатий на подіїاہم واقعات سے بھراcó nhiều sự kiện quan trọng多事的

at all events / at any event

in any case At all events, we can't make things worse than they already are.in alle gevalفي كُل الأحْوال، في أي حالвъв всеки случайv každém případěunder alle omstændighederjedenfallsέτσι κι αλλιώςpase lo que paseigal juhulدر هر صورتoli miten olien tout casבְּכָל מִקרֶהकिसी शर्त परu svakom slučajumindenesetredalam keadaan apa punhvernig sem ferin ogni casoいずれにしてもkad ir kaip ten būtųkatrā ziņāwalau apa sekalipunin elk gevali alle tilfellerza wszelką cenęde qualquer modoîn orice cazво всяком случаеv každom prípadev vsakem primeruu svakom slučajui alla händelser, i varje fall, åtminstoneอะไรจะเกิดก็เกิดher şeye rağmen, ne olursa olsun無論怎樣у всякому разіہر حالت میںtrong bất kỳ trường hợp nào无论怎样

in that event

if that happens In that event you must do as he says.as dit gebeurإذا حَدَث ذلِك، في تِلْكَ الحالَهв този случайv tom případěi så tilfælde; i det tilfældein diesem Fallσε τέτοια περίπτωσηen ese casosel juhulاگر چنین اتفاق بیافتدsiinä tapauksessadans ce casבְּמִקרֶה זֶהअगर ऐसा होता हैu tom slučajuvmi eseténkalau begituef svo fer, í því tilfelliin quel casoその場合には그 경우에는tuo atvejutajā gadījumājika ini terjadiin dat gevali så fallw takim razienesse casoîn acest cazв таком случаеv tom prípadev tem primeruu tom slučajui så fallถ้ามีเรื่องo durumda在那種場合у такому разіاگر یوں ہو توtrong tình huống đó在那种场合

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 gevalفي النِّهايَهв случай наkoneckoncůda det kom til stykketschließlichστο τέλος, τελικάresultó que, al finaltegelikultچنانچه؛ آنطور که پیداستloppujen lopuksien fin de compteבְּמִקרֶה שֶׁ-अंत मेंna kraju, kako se dogodilovégül isakhirnyaþegar til komalla fine結局は결국baigtis tuo, kad galų galegalu galāakhirnyauiteindelijkda det kom til stykket, til sluttostatecznieno caso de/ao fim e ao cabo, no fim de contaspână la urmăв конечном счётеnakoniec, napokonnavsezadnjeu slučaju datill slut, när allt kommer (kom) omkringในที่สุดsonunda結果як виявилосьدریں صورتlại hoá ra thành结果

in the event of

if (something) occurs In the event of his death, you will inherit his money.as dit sou gebeur datفي حالَةِ حُدوث، إذا حَدَثَв случай, чеv případěi tilfælde afim Falleσε περίπτωσηen caso de(millegi) puhulدر صورتjonkin sattuessaau cas oûבְּמִקרֶה שֶׁל-अगर ऐसा कुछ होता हैu slučaju davmi eseténseandainyaef, ef svo fer, fari svonell'eventualità di, in caso di～の場合には만일 ...의 경우에는jei, (kokiu nors) atvejugadījumā, jajika sesuatu berlakuin het geval vani tilfelle av, dersomw przypadku, w razie@no caso deîn eventualitateaв случае (чего-л.)v prípade, žev primeru ...u slučajui händelse avเนื่องด้วยเหตุการณ์olacak olursa, hâlinde萬一в разіاگر ایسا ہو توtrong trường hợp mà万一