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–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

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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 Audio Help (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.
The final result; the outcome.
Sports A contest or an item in a sports program.
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 g^wā- in Indo-European roots.]

e·vent'less adj.

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at all events / at any event

in any case
Example: At all events, we can't make things worse than they already are.

Arabic:	في كُل الأحْوال، في أي حال
Chinese (Simplified):	无论怎样
Chinese (Traditional):	無論怎樣
Czech:	v každém případě
Danish:	under alle omstændigheder
Dutch:	in elk geval
Estonian:	igal juhul
Finnish:	oli miten oli
French:	en tout cas
German:	jedenfalls
Greek:	έτσι κι αλλιώς
Hungarian:	mindenesetre
Icelandic:	hvernig sem fer
Indonesian:	dalam keadaan apa pun
Italian:	in ogni caso*

Japanese:	いずれにしても
Latvian:	katrā ziņā
Lithuanian:	kad ir kaip ten būtų
Norwegian:	i alle tilfeller
Polish:	za wszelką cenę
Portuguese (Brazil):	de qualquer modo
Portuguese (Portugal):	de qualquer modo
Romanian:	în orice caz
Russian:	во всяком случае
Slovak:	v každom prípade
Slovenian:	v vsakem primeru
Spanish:	pase lo que pase
Swedish:	i alla händelser, i varje fall, åtminstone
Turkish:	her şeye rağmen, ne olursa olsun