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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EVENT', n. [L. eventus, evenio; e and venio, to come.]
1. That which comes, arrives or happens; that which falls out; any incident good or bad.
There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked. Ecclesiastes 9.
2. The consequence of any thing; the issue; conclusion; end; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations terminates. The event of the campaign was to being about a negotiation for peace.
EVENT', v.i. To break forth. [Not used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: something that happens at a given place and time
2: a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled" [syn: event, case]
3: a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
4: 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" [syn: consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin eventus, from evenire to happen, from e- + venire to come — more at come Date: 1549 1. a. archaic outcome b. the final outcome or determination of a legal action c. a postulated outcome, condition, or eventuality <in the event that I am not there, call the house> 2. a. something that happens ; occurrence b. a noteworthy happening c. a social occasion or activity d. an adverse or damaging medical occurrence <a heart attack or other cardiac event> 3. any of the contests in a program of sports 4. the fundamental entity of observed physical reality represented by a point designated by three coordinates of place and one of time in the space-time continuum postulated by the theory of relativity 5. a subset of the possible outcomes of an experiment Synonyms: see occurrence • eventless adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a thing that happens or takes place, esp. one of importance. 2 a the fact of a thing's occurring. b a result or outcome. 3 an item in a sports programme, or the programme as a whole. 4 Physics a single occurrence of a process, e.g. the ionization of one atom. 5 something on the result of which money is staked. Phrases and idioms: at all events (or in any event) whatever happens. event horizon Astron. the gravitational boundary enclosing a black hole, from which no light escapes. in the event as it turns (or turned) out. in the event of if (a specified thing) happens. in the event that disp. if it happens that. Etymology: L eventus f. evenire event- happen (as E-, venire come)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Event E*vent", n. [L. eventus, fr. evenire to happen, come out; e out + venire to come. See Come.] 1. That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad. ``The events of his early years.'' --Macaulay. To watch quietly the course of events. --Jowett (Thucyd. ) There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked. --Eccl. ix. 2. 2. An affair in hand; business; enterprise. [Obs.] ``Leave we him to his events.'' --Shak. 3. The consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates. Dark doubts between the promise and event. --Young. Syn: Incident; occurrence; adventure; issue; result; termination; consequence; conclusion. Usage: Event, Occurrence, Incident, Circumstance. An event denotes that which arises from a preceding state of things. Hence we speak or watching the event; of tracing the progress of events. An occurrence has no reference to any antecedents, but simply marks that which meets us in our progress through life, as if by chance, or in the course of divine providence. The things which thus meet us, if important, are usually connected with antecedents; and hence event is the leading term. In the ``Declaration of Independence'' it is said, ``When, in the cource of human events, it becomes necessary.'' etc. Here, occurrences would be out of place. An incident is that which falls into a state of things to which is does not primarily belong; as, the incidents of a journey. The term is usually applied to things of secondary importance. A circumstance is one of the things surrounding us in our path of life. These may differ greatly in importance; but they are always outsiders, which operate upon us from without, exerting greater or less influence according to their intrinsic importance. A person giving an account of a campaign might dwell on the leading events which it produced; might mention some of its striking occurrences; might allude to some remarkable incidents which attended it; and might give the details of the favorable or adverse circumstances which marked its progress.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Event E*vent", v. t. [F. ['e]venter to fan, divulge, LL. eventare to fan, fr., L. e out + ventus wind.] To break forth. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(events) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. An event is something that happens, especially when it is unusual or important. You can use events to describe all the things that are happening in a particular situation. ...the events of Black Wednesday... A new book by Grass is always an event. N-COUNT 2. An event is a planned and organized occasion, for example a social gathering or a sports match. ...major sporting events. ...our programme of lectures and social events. N-COUNT: usu with supp 3. An event is one of the races or competitions that are part of an organized occasion such as a sports meeting. A solo piper opens Aberdeen Highland Games at 10am and the main events start at 1pm. N-COUNT 4. You use in the event of, in the event that, and in that event when you are talking about a possible future situation, especially when you are planning what to do if it occurs. The bank has agreed to give an immediate refund in the unlikely event of an error being made... PHRASE 5. You say in any event after you have been discussing a situation, in order to indicate that what you are saying is true or possible, in spite of anything that has happened or may happen. In any event, the bowling alley restaurant proved quite acceptable. = anyway PHRASE: PHR with cl 6. You say in the event after you have been discussing what could have happened in a particular situation, in order to indicate that you are now describing what actually did happen. (BRIT) 'Don't underestimate us', Norman Willis warned last year. There was, in the event, little danger of that. PHRASE: PHR with cl

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

e-vent':

In Ec 2:14; 9:2,3, the translation of miqreh, "what happens," "lot," "fate." The English word bore this sense at the time of the King James Version. The meaning of "result," "outcome" ekbaseis, attaches to it in The Wisdom of Solomon 8:8, "events of seasons," the Revised Version (British and American) "issues."

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Occurrence, incident, fact, circumstance. 2. Adventure, affair, marked occurrence. 3. Result, issue, consequence, end, conclusion, termination.

Moby Thesaurus

accident, achievement, act, action, adventure, affair, aftereffect, aftermath, anyhow, anyway, at any rate, bout, by-product, case, chance, circumstance, come what may, competition, conclusion, condition, conjuncture, consequence, consequent, contest, contingency, corollary, decathlon, deed, delight, derivation, derivative, development, distillate, double-header, doubles, effect, end, end result, episode, eventuality, eventuation, experience, exploit, fact, feat, fortuity, fortune, foursome, fruit, game, games of chance, go, hap, happening, happenstance, harvest, in any case, incident, issue, juncture, landmark, legacy, logical outcome, match, matter of fact, meet, milepost, milestone, occasion, occurrence, offshoot, offspring, outcome, outgrowth, particular, pentathlon, phenomenon, play, play-off, precipitate, product, race, reality, regardless, result, resultant, runoff, sequel, sequela, sequence, sequent, singles, sport, thing, threesome, treat, turn of events, twosome, upshot