Definitions for event
ɪˈvɛntevent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. eventnoun

   something that happens at a given place and time

2. event, casenoun

   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. eventnoun

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

4. consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshotnoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. eventnoun

   An occurrence; something that happens.

2. eventnoun

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

3. eventnoun

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

4. eventnoun

   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.

5. eventnoun

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

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EVENTnoun

   Etymology: eventus, Latin.

   1. An incident; any thing that happens, good or bad.

   There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked. Eccl.

   Oh heavy times, begetting such events! William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   2. The consequence of an action; the conclusion; the upshot.

   Two spears from Meleager’s hand were sent,
   With equal force, but various in th’ event;
   The first was fixt in earth, the second stood
   On the boar’s bristled back, and deeply drank his blood. Dry.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. event

   An event refers to a specific occurrence or happening, often of significance, that is usually planned or organized such as a social gathering, sports match, meeting, festival, ceremony or celebration. In the context of probabilities and statistics, an event refers to the outcome of a certain experiment or trial. In computing, it describes an action recognized by software, often from a user, like a mouse click.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Eventnoun

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

2. Eventnoun

   an affair in hand; business; enterprise

3. Eventnoun

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

4. Eventverb

   to break forth

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. event

   A form of social gathering.

   There was an annual family event to celebrate family unity.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 7, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Circumstance
   • Physical Phenomenon
   • Relativity Theory

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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce event?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. The Department:

   The Town of Rocky Mount fully supports all lawful expressions of freedom of speech and assembly by The Town of Rocky Mount employees but does not condone the unlawful acts that occurred that day, based on the available information, The Philadelphia Police Department has notified federal authorities and the individuals that were present at the event are on administrative leave pending review.

2. Seb Coe:

   We have to address that -- in fact we were discussing exactly that issue in the council meeting last week, we must not confuse a one-day event with our championships but it is all about presentation if we want young people to engage in our sport.

3. Culture Minister Diana Alvarez-Calderon:

   What Greenpeace's representative says is that they want to conduct an investigation that will last about a month because they are going to look into 27 affiliates. They want to know who produced the idea for the event, who organized it and who went to it.

4. Francois Navarro:

   Given the importance of this event we told ourselves that this was the priority - that this was what was really needed.

5. Thomas Sherman:

   We had a sincere effort from the local community to come provide support. ... They rapidly responded to an event that was unfolding that they believed to be true.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=event
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Event
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=event
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/event
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=event
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=event
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=event