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e·vent       [i-vent] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, esp. one of some importance.
2.the outcome, issue, or result of anything: The venture had no successful event.
3.something that occurs in a certain place during a particular interval of time.
4.Physics. in relativity, an occurrence that is sharply localized at a single point in space and instant of time. Compare world point.
5.Sports. any of the contests in a program made up of one sport or of a number of sports: The broad jump event followed the pole vault.
—Idioms
6.in any event, regardless of what happens; in any case. Also, at all events.
7.in the event of, if there should be: In the event of rain, the party will be held indoors.
8.in the event that, if it should happen that; in case: In the event that I can't come back by seven, you can eat without me.
[Origin: 1560–70; < L éventus occurrence, outcome, equiv. to éven(īre) to occur, come out + -tus suffix of v. action]

—Related forms
e·vent·less, adjective

—Synonyms 1. happening, affair, case, circumstance. Event, episode, incident, occurrence are terms for a happening. An event is usually an important happening: historical events. An episode is one of a series of happenings in a person's life or in a narrative: an episode in one's life. An incident is an event of usually minor importance: an amusing incident in a play. An occurrence is something that happens, often by surprise: His arrival was an unexpected occurrence. 2. consequence.
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e·vent       (ĭ-věnt')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. Something that takes place; an occurrence.
    2. A significant occurrence or happening. See Synonyms at occurrence.
    3. 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.


[Latin ēventus, from past participle of ēvenīre, to happen : ē-, ex-, ex- + venīre, to come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.]

e·vent'less adj.
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