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e·vent
(ĭ-vĕnt′)n.
Idioms: 1.
a. Something that takes place, especially a significant occurrence. See Synonyms at occurrence.
b. A social gathering or activity: The fundraising event was held in the ballroom.
2. Sports A contest in a sports competition, such as a meet: swimming events.
3. Physics A phenomenon or occurrence located at a single point in spacetime, regarded as the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory.
4. Archaic A final result; an outcome.
at all events
In any case.
in any event
In any case: In any event, the audience seemed pleased with your performance.
in the event
If it should happen; in case: In the event of an emergency, call 911.
[Latin ēventus, from past participle of ēvenīre, to happen : ē-, ex-, ex- + venīre, to come; see gwā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
e·vent′less adj.
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event
(ɪˈvɛnt)n
1. anything that takes place or happens, esp something important; happening; incident
2. the actual or final outcome; result (esp in the phrases in the event, after the event)
3. any one contest in a programme of sporting or other contests: the high jump is his event.
4. (Philosophy) philosophy
a. an occurrence regarded as a bare instant of space-time as contrasted with an object which fills space and has endurance
b. an occurrence regarded in isolation from, or contrasted with, human agency. Compare act8
5. in any event at all events regardless of circumstances; in any case
6. in the event of in case of; if (such a thing) happens: in the event of rain the race will be cancelled.
7. in the event that if it should happen that
vb
(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to take part or ride (a horse) in eventing
[C16: from Latin ēventus a happening, from ēvenīre to come forth, happen, from venīre to come]
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e•vent
(ɪˈvɛnt)n.
1. something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, esp. one of some importance.
2. something that occurs in a certain place during a particular interval of time.
3. the outcome, issue, or result of anything; consequence.
4. in the theory of relativity, an occurrence that is sharply localized at a single point in space and instant of time.
5. a single sports contest within a scheduled program: the figure-skating event.
Idioms: 1. in any event, regardless of what happens; in any case. Also, at all events.
2. in the event of, if there should be.
3. in the event that, if it should happen that; in case.
[1560–70; < Latin ēventus occurrence, outcome]
e•vent′less, adj.
syn: event, episode, incident refer to a happening. An event is usu. an important happening, esp. one that comes out of and is connected with previous happenings: historical events. An episode is one of a series of happenings, frequently distinct from the main course of events but arising from them and having an interest of its own: an episode in her life. An incident is usu. a minor happening that is connected with an event or series of events of greater importance: an amusing incident in a play.
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event
Past participle: evented
Gerund: eventing
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| Noun | 1. |  event - something that happens at a given place and timepsychological feature - a feature of the mental life of a living organism 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 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" 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"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 byproduct, by-product - 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 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 in the wake of recent events in Europe
2. competition, game, tournament, contest, bout major sporting events
in any event or at all events whatever happens, regardless, in any case, no matter what, at any rate, come what may It is not going to be an easy decision, in any event.
in the event in the end, as it happened, as it turned out In the event, their fears were well founded.
in the event of in the eventuality of, in the situation of, in the likelihood of The bank will make an immediate refund in the event of any error.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
event
noun1. Something that happens:
2. Something significant that happens:
3. Something brought about by a cause:
4. Something having real, demonstrable existence:
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Translations
حَدَثحادِث
събитие
událost
begivenhedkonkurrenceprogrampunkt
okazaĵo
seiksündmus
tapahtuma
događaj
sporteseményversenyszám
atburðuratburîuratvikgrein
出来事
사건
atvejuįvykisjeikad ir kaip ten būtųpilnas įvykių
gadījumsnotikumsnumurs
dogodek
evenemang
เหตุการณ์สำคัญ
sự kiện
event
[ɪˈvɛnt] n (in phrases) in the event of → en cas de
in the event that → dans l'éventualité où + conditional
in the event → en fait
in any event, at all events (British) → en tout cas, de toute façoneven-tempered [ˌiːvənˈtɛmpərd] adj (= equable) → d'humeur égale
in the event that → dans l'éventualité où + conditional
in the event → en fait
in any event, at all events (British) → en tout cas, de toute façoneven-tempered [ˌiːvənˈtɛmpərd] adj (= equable) → d'humeur égale
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
event
n
(= happening) → Ereignis nt; events are taking place in Belfast which … → in Belfast geschehen or ereignen sich Dinge, die …; in the normal course of events → normalerweise; events have proved us right → die Ereignisse haben uns recht gegeben; it’s quite an event → das ist wirklich ein Ereignis; it’s easy to be wise after the event → hinterher ist man immer klüger ? happy event
(= organized function) → Veranstaltung f; (Sport) → Wettkampf m; what is your best event? → in welcher Disziplin sind Sie am besten?
(= case) → Fall m; in the event of her death → im Falle ihres Todes; in the event of war/fire → im Falle eines Krieges/Brandes, im Kriegs-/Brandfall; in the event of my not returning, … → sollte ich nicht wiederkommen, …; in the unlikely event that … → falls, was sehr unwahrscheinlich ist, …; he said he wouldn’t come, but in the event he did → er sagte, er würde nicht kommen, aber er kam dann schließlich doch; but in any event I can’t give you my permission → aber ich kann dir jedenfalls nicht meine Erlaubnis geben; but in any event you have my permission → aber Sie haben auf alle Fälle meine Erlaubnis; in either event → in jedem Fall; at all events → auf jeden Fall
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
event
[ɪˈvɛnt] n → avvenimento (Sport) (in a programme) → gara"Events" → "Spettacoli e manifestazioni"
at all events, in any event → in ogni caso
in either event → in entrambi i casi
in the event of/that ... → in caso di/che + sub...
in the event → in realtà, di fatto
in that event → in quel caso
in the normal course of events → secondo le regole, nel corso naturale delle cose
in the course of events → nel corso degli eventi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
event
(iˈvent) noun1. something that happens; an incident or occurrence. That night a terrible event occurred.
2. an item in a programme of sports etc. The long-jump was to be the third event.
eˈventful adjective (negative uneventful) full of events; exciting. We had an eventful day.
at all events / at any event in any case. At all events, we can't make things worse than they already are.
in that event if that happens. In that event you must do as he says.
in the event in the end, as it happened/happens / may happen. In the event, I did not need to go to hospital.
in the event of if (something) occurs. In the event of his death, you will inherit his money.
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event
→ حَدَث událost begivenhed Veranstaltung συμβάν acontecimiento tapahtuma événement događaj evento 出来事 사건 gebeurtenis hendelse zdarzenie evento событие evenemang เหตุการณ์สำคัญ olay sự kiện 事件Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009