Definitions for event
ɪˈvɛntevent

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. event(noun)

   something that happens at a given place and time

2. event, case(noun)

   a special set of circumstances

   "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"

3. event(noun)

   a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory

4. consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot(noun)

   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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. event(Noun)

   An occurrence; something that happens.

   Etymology: From eventus, from evenio, from e, short form of ex, + venio; see venture, and compare advent, convent, invent, etc., convene, evene, etc.

2. event(Noun)

   An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).

   Etymology: From eventus, from evenio, from e, short form of ex, + venio; see venture, and compare advent, convent, invent, etc., convene, evene, etc.

3. event(Noun)

   A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate

   Etymology: From eventus, from evenio, from e, short form of ex, + venio; see venture, and compare advent, convent, invent, etc., convene, evene, etc.

4. event(Noun)

   A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.

   Etymology: From eventus, from evenio, from e, short form of ex, + venio; see venture, and compare advent, convent, invent, etc., convene, evene, etc.

5. event(Noun)

   A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.

   Etymology: From eventus, from evenio, from e, short form of ex, + venio; see venture, and compare advent, convent, invent, etc., convene, evene, etc.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Event(noun)

   that which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad

   Etymology: [F. venter to fan, divulge, LL. eventare to fan, fr., L. e out + ventus wind.]

2. Event(noun)

   an affair in hand; business; enterprise

   Etymology: [F. venter to fan, divulge, LL. eventare to fan, fr., L. e out + ventus wind.]

3. Event(noun)

   the consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates

   Etymology: [F. venter to fan, divulge, LL. eventare to fan, fr., L. e out + ventus wind.]

4. Event(verb)

   to break forth

   Etymology: [F. venter to fan, divulge, LL. eventare to fan, fr., L. e out + ventus wind.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Event

   In philosophy, events are objects in time or instantiations of properties in objects. However, a definite definition has not been reached, as multiple theories exist concerning events.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Event

   e-vent′, n. that which happens: the result: any incident or occurrence: an item in a programme or series of sports.—adjs. Event′ful, full of events: momentous; Event′ūal, happening as a consequence: final.—n. Eventūal′ity, a contingency: (phren.) the propensity to take notice of events, changes, or facts.—adv. Event′ūally, finally: at length. [L. eventus—evenĭre—e, out, venīre, to come.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. event

   A form of social gathering.

   There was an annual family event to celebrate family unity.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 7, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'event' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #936

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'event' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2097

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'event' in Nouns Frequency: #170

How to pronounce event?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say event in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of event in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of event in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of event in a Sentence

1. Florida Atlantic University:

   Looking at mainstream media coverage, there were a number of anomalies and missing information, it caused me to look at the event more closely. Normal emergency protocols were abandoned.

2. Jamie Johnson:

   Donald Trump has a presence in every county because of their ability to get so many people signed up at each event where Trump speaks, they have a greater volume of voters to call in the days before caucus night and get them to the polls, get them to the caucus locations. It remains to be seen however whether Trump enthusiasts actually go to the caucuses.

3. Chris Cooper:

   In the same way that Charleston acted as kind of a focusing event and changed people's opinions pretty quickly, I think Even Democratic's exactly what we're experiencing right now, the Democratic Party position two years ago, the Democratic Party position today and the Democratic Party position next month may be very different.

4. David Narain:

   While justice is difficult to achieve in a case such as this, we hope that the victims and their families find some form of justice in today's disposition, our thoughts and prayers continue to be with them as they deal with this tragic event.

5. Rafael Nadal:

   I created another opportunity to be in another final of a Grand Slam. Just have to accept that was not my day, i played a great event. Today is sad because for me I know chances are not forever. Last year I had chances. I had another one, and I was not able to convert to win one more time here.

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