событие, случай, происшествие, результат, исход, такт, ядерное превращение, номер
существительное ↓
- событие, важное явление; значительный факт
international events — международные события 
the happy event — счастливое событие (преим. рождение ребёнка, свадьба)
seismic event — сейсмическое явление
quite an event — целое событие
a train /chain/ of events — цепь событий
the course of human events — ход развития человечества
in the natural course of events — при нормальном развитии событий
- случай
in the event of — в случае (чего-л.)
in the event of his death — в случае его смерти
at all events — во всяком /в любом/ случае, при всех обстоятельствах
in either event — и в том и в другом случае
in any event — так или иначе, в любом случае
in that event — в таком случае
in no event — ни в коем случае
- мероприятие (приём, вечер, зрелище и т. п.)
social event — неофициальная встреча; встреча друзей
formal event — официальное мероприятие (заседание и т. п.)
musical and theatrical events — музыкальные и театральные выступления; концерты и спектакли
- соревнование
combined events — комбинированные соревнования
jumping event — а) соревнование по прыжкам; б) прыжки на лыжах
throwing event — соревнование по метанию
- вид спорта
- номер в программе состязания
- исход, результат
in the event — как оказалось
to be unhappy in the event — в конечном счёте потерпеть неудачу
- кино эпизод
- тех. такт (двигателя внутреннего сгорания)
- физ. ядерное превращение (тж. nuclear event)
- ком. распродажа по сниженным ценам
- авария или разрушение ядерного реактора (на атомной электростанции)
- физ. событие, (элементарный) акт
to be wise after the event — поздно догадаться; ≅ задним умом крепок
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
an event back in the last century — событие, которое произошло ещё в прошлом веке
recoverable truth of a past event — истинный ход прошедшего события, который можно восстановить
a bigtime event — важное, большое, крупное событие
a grave and consequential event — событие чрезвычайной важности
costs to abide the event — издержки по апелляции
definite event — установленное событие
an event occurs, takes place — происходит, имеет место событие
disastrous event — ужасное событие
dramatic event — драматическое событие
historical event — историческое событие
literary event — литературное событие
major / significant event — важное событие
Примеры с переводом
He acted very wise after the event.
После этого случая он поступил очень мудро.
The event is limited to invited guests.
Мероприятие предназначено только для приглашённых гостей.
He had made up his mind to the event.
Он настроился на это дело.
I cannot trace any connection to the event.
Я не нахожу никакой связи с этим событием.
The event happens every October.
Это происходит в октябре каждого года.
It’s easy to be wise after the event.
Легко быть умным задним числом.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
Будущие события отбрасывают тень на настоящее.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
The art show is a biannual event that won’t happen again for two more years. 
…the inaugural event in the city’s week long festival honoring the sailing ships…
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Возможные однокоренные слова
eventful — богатый событиями, полный событий
eventless — бедный событиями
eventing — конноспортивное состязание, включая выездку, обработка событий
Формы слова
noun
ед. ч.(singular): event
мн. ч.(plural): events
1
b
: a noteworthy happening
c
: a social occasion or activity
d
: an adverse or damaging medical occurrence
a heart attack or other cardiac event
2
: any of the contests in a program of sports
3
a
: a postulated outcome, condition, or eventuality
in the event that I am not there, call the house
b
: the final outcome or determination of a legal action
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
Phrases
at all events
in any event
in the event
Synonyms
Choose the Right Synonym for event
an encounter that was a chance occurrence
event usually implies an occurrence of some importance and frequently one having antecedent cause.
the events following the assassination
incident suggests an occurrence of brief duration or secondary importance.
episode stresses the distinctiveness or apartness of an incident.
a brief romantic episode in a life devoted to work
circumstance implies a specific detail attending an action or event as part of its setting or background.
couldn’t recall the exact circumstances
Example Sentences
The article recounted the events of the past year.
the last major event of the summer
He had no memory of the events that happened afterwards.
The accident was caused by an unusual sequence of events.
She likes to arrive at social events early.
It’s the only event on the golf tour that she hasn’t yet won.
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The most powerful tornado of that event was an EF-3 that was blamed for one death in northern Madison County near the Tennessee border.
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The what-ifs persist because the significance of an event like this one isn’t fixed in the first moment; in Brighton’s case, the meaning is still being fashioned.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
The conflict in Ukraine is one of a number of events causing worries about the global economy.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2023
The award recognizes investigative reporting published within 30 days of a news event.
—Marc Duvoisin, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Apr. 2023
Dateline attempted to reach out to the friend for his recollection of the event, but did not receive a response.
—Kyani Reid, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2023
Check out the full lineup of events below.
—Brittanie Shey, Chron, 3 Apr. 2023
This year’s event has included Grey’s Anatomy, Yellowjackets, Abbott Elementary, and The Mandalorian.
—Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 2 Apr. 2023
The Wall Street Journal’s Arts Calendar is a regular series of listings highlighting some of the most important and engaging cultural events each week, curated by the editors of the Arts in Review section.
—Wsj Arts, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin eventus, from evenire to happen, from e- + venire to come — more at come
First Known Use
1539, in the meaning defined at sense 3c
Time Traveler
The first known use of event was
in 1539
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Event may refer to:
Gatherings of people[edit]
- Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion
- Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest
- Event management, the organization of events
- Festival, an event that celebrates some unique aspect of a community
- Happening, a type of artistic performance
- Media event, an event created for publicity
- Party, a social, recreational or corporate events held
- Sporting event, at which athletic competition takes place
- Virtual event, a gathering of individuals within a virtual environment
Science, technology, and mathematics[edit]
- Event (computing), a software message indicating that something has happened, such as a keystroke or mouse click
- Event (philosophy), an object in time, or an instantiation of a property in an object
- Event (probability theory), a set of outcomes to which a probability is assigned
- Event (relativity), a point in space at an instant in time, i.e. a location in spacetime
- Event (synchronization primitive), a type of synchronization mechanism
- Event (UML), in Unified Modeling Language, a notable occurrence at a particular point in time
- Event (particle physics), refers to the results just after a fundamental interaction took place between subatomic particles
- Event horizon, a boundary in spacetime, typically surrounding a black hole, beyond which events cannot affect an exterior observer
- Extinction event, a sharp decrease in the number of extant species in a short period of time
- Impact event, in which an extraterrestrial object impacts planet
- Mental event, something that happens in the mind, such as a thought
Arts and entertainment[edit]
- Event film, a term used to describe highly-anticipated blockbusters
- The Event, an American conspiracy thriller television series for NBC
- The Event (2003 film), directed by Thom Fitzgerald
- The Event (2015 film), directed by Sergei Loznitsa
- Derren Brown: The Events, a Channel 4 television series
- Event, a literary magazine published by Douglas College
Business[edit]
- Event Communications, a London-based museum design consultancy
See also[edit]
- Accident, an accident is an unintended, normally unwanted event that was not directly caused by humans.
- Competition, a contest between organisms, animals, individuals, groups, etc.
- Disaster, an event causing significant damage or destruction, loss of life, or change to the environment
- Event chain methodology, in project management
- Eventing, an equestrian event comprising dressage, cross-country and show-jumping
- Eventive (disambiguation)
- Grouped events, in philosophy, the experience of two or more events that occur in sequence or concurrently that can be subsequently categorized
- Event (yacht), a 62.40 m (205 ft) yacht built by Amels Holland B.V.
- News, new information or information on current events
- Phenomenon, any observable occurrence
- Portal:Current events, (Wikipedia portal)
- Sequence of events
- Sustainable event management or event greening
- The Event (disambiguation)
something that people do or cause to happen
action taken by a group of people
an event that could have occurred but never did
an anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expected
an event that happens
an event characteristic of persons forming groups
a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent
(chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
an event or situation that is absurd, empty, or insincere
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
the act of acquiring something
the act of causing something to happen
the act of delivering a child
the act of departing
the act of discovering something
the act or means of getting rid of something
the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect
the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
the act of making equal or uniform
the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
(Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty
the act of propelling
the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
an act that does not achieve its intended goal
the act of deviating from a vertical position
the act of motivating; providing incentive
the act of assuming or taking for granted
the opinion of a group as determined by voting
the act of rejecting something
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
any specific behavior
the act of hiring something or someone
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
the act or process of producing something
a military engagement
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
continuing or remaining in a place or state
the act of dwelling in a place
being inactive; being less active
the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
the act of stopping something
action taken by a group of people
activity considered appropriate on social occasions
the practice of communal living and common ownership
the act of forming an alliance or confederation
the action of changing from colonial to independent status
the act of disbanding
the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England
the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
the act of bringing something under international control
the action of forming or becoming a nation
the act of changing one thing for another thing
(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
group action in opposition to those in power
group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence
(law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
an act by a government body or supranational organization
the act of making lawful
the act of rendering a person legitimate
the social act of separating or parting company
the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
joint operation or action
a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions
the social act of assembling
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
the failure to attend
a reciprocal group action
the action of making something democratic
the act of sharing in the activities of a group
withdrawing from the activities of a group
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
the mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that area
the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice
the action of establishing on a socialist basis
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
a social event involving a public performance or entertainment
the use of language to perform some act
an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
an event as apprehended
an event causing distress or pain
an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
something that causes feelings of wonder
an event
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
a possible event or occurrence or result
the event consisting of the start of something
event whose occurrence ends something
a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated
an event that recurs at intervals
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
the event of something burning (often destructive)
a single distinct event
the sudden giving off of energy
an occurrence of something
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
the event of coming into sight
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
the event of passing out of sight
ceasing to exist
the physical coming together of two or more things
designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
(Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
(New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus
a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
the sudden occurrence of an audible event
the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
a newsworthy event
a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
the occurrence of two or more things coming together
an event that occurs at a critical time
a sudden intense happening
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
a vaguely specified social event
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
a following on in addition
event — перевод на русский
/ɪˈvɛnt/
Every star in Hollywood is here to make Monumental Pictures’ premiere… … ofTheRoyalRascal, the outstanding event of 1 927.
Все звезды Голливуда собрались здесь поживиться за счет выдающегося события 1927 года:
The setting, the characters and the events in this film are fiction.
Сходства — случайны. События — вымышлены.
«News Events. Children and Animals. The Human Body.»
«События.» «Дети и животные.» «Человеческое тело.»
There are places and events in every man’s life he’d rather not remember.
В жизни каждого человека есть места и события, которые лучше не помнить.
Yes, papa, extremely ominous events.
Да, папа, грозные, грозные события.
Показать ещё примеры для «события»…
In the event of my death, ask him to notify the American Consul.
В случае моей смерти… скажите ему известить американского консула.
In the event that we are forced to scatter, you will proceed to a new rendezvous at a time and place indicated in your sealed orders.
В случае вынужденного разброса судов, вы перейдете к месту новой встрече, время и место, которой, указано в ваших запечатанных приказах.
It had been prearranged that in the event of an emergency before the split, the money was to be saved by whoever had it at that time with no consideration of the fate of the others, the money to be divided later.
Ранее они договорились, что в случае любой опасности… деньги должны оставаться у того, кто сможет сохранить их, не подвергая опасности остальных. Их поделят, когда опасность минует.
In the event you may have missed… a few Freudian overturns of our story…
В случае, если Вы что-то упустили… Несколько фрейдистских пояснений к нашей истории
In the event of failure, I shall of course deny this meeting ever took place.
В случае неудачи, я буду отрицать, что совещание проходило.
Показать ещё примеры для «в случае»…
The active rest means some useful event.
Активный предполагает какое-нибудь целесообразное мероприятие.
Okay, now I’d like to introduce to you the person responsible for this wonderful event.
Представляю вам человека, устроившего это прекрасное мероприятие.
It’s a great event.
Очень серьёзное мероприятие.
Oh, it’s a huge event. Of course!
— Серьёзное мероприятие.
We are getting reports that multiple gunshots were fired at President Bartlet as he was leaving a public event in Rosslyn, Virginia.
Добрый вечер. Мы получаем сообщения, что многочисленные выстрелы были произведены в президента Бартлета, когда он покидал публичное мероприятие в Росслине, Вирджиния.
Показать ещё примеры для «мероприятие»…
He was in Paris, where he won a riding event.
Он был в Париже, где выиграл соревнования по верховой езде.
A young man, reportedly angered by a local television blackout of a sports event, jumped from the tenth-story window of his apartment.
ИСПОЛНИТЕЛЬНЫЙ ПРОДЮСЕР — ДЖЕЙ ПАРСЛИ Молодой человек, смотревший спортивные соревнования,
The most important event will be the archery contest.
Самыми популярными будут соревнования стрелков.
I like a sporting event in which I know the outcome beforehand.
Мне нравится спортивные соревнования где результат я знаю заранее.
The glamour event of track and field.
Украшение любого соревнования.
Показать ещё примеры для «соревнования»…
A strange event just occurred, sixty kilometres from Paris…
В 60-ти километрах от Парижа только что случилось необычное происшествие…
An anecdote is a hereto-untold event of curious interest.
анекдот — это ранее неизвестное любопытное происшествие.
An unmarried woman’s life is also an untold event, and therefore of curious interest.
Жизнь незамужней женщины — тоже любопытное происшествие.
An event which is improbable in 100 years may be inevitable in 100 million.
Происшествие, невозможное за 100 лет, возможно, будет неизбежным за 100 миллионов лет.
You’d better expect the inspectors from town to come and make us responsible for this terrible event.
Будьте готовы к тому, что городские инспекторы, придя сюда, тут же возложат вину за это ужасное происшествие на нас с вами.
Показать ещё примеры для «происшествие»…
But even on the Earth in this century there have been bizarre natural events.
Но даже в этом веке на Земле происходили странные природные явления.
There must be other unexpected events you have to deal with… an untimely death, an accident.
Должны быть и другие неожиданные явления, с которыми вам приходится иметь дело. Безвременная смерть, несчастный случай.
And doomsayers are pointing to last week’s strange celestial events… as signs that prophesy is now being fulfilled… and the world as we know it may be coming to an end.
И, по мнению местных ясновидцев, странные небесные явления на прошлой неделе служат знаками того, что пророчество уже исполняется, и конец света уже близок.
Before scientists understood them, these unsparing events instilled only fear.
Пока ученые не объяснили природу этого явления, оно вызывало только страх.
With the scientists’ inefficiency in to explain the extraordinary events…
Ученые не могут объяснить эти необыкновенные явления.
Показать ещё примеры для «явления»…
Some of them have traveled far, in order to attend this celebratory event.
Некоторые из них приехали издалека, чтобы посетить этот праздник.
Have a special event celebrating Craggy Island’s different cultures and then people won’t think you’re a big racist.
Устроим большой праздник в честь разных культур острова Крагги. Тогда люди начнут считать тебя замечательным человеком, а не расистом.
What would an event celebrating the different cultures be like?
Каким конкретно может быть праздник в честь разных культур острова Крагги?
— A gala event.
— Настоящий праздник.
A really fine event, indeed.
Замечательный праздник.
Показать ещё примеры для «праздник»…
Next week in the second of these two programs every man follows the bizarre and sometimes tragic events that LSD exploded down to unsuspecting world…
¬ следующей серии мы расскажем о неожиданных и иногда даже трагических событи€х, имевших место в ничего не подозревающем мире во времена заката Ћ—ƒ.23
Ladies and gentlemen… the murder which you witnessed took place on a particularly dark night… and the events which followed were both unexpected and swift.
Ћеди и джентльмены. «бийство, свидетел€ми которого вы были, произошло очень тЄмной ночью и событи€, которые происходили были неожиданными и быстрыми.
Well, in order to fully comprehend the Korean Conflict, it is necessary to review all the events.
ƒл€ того, чтобы как следует изучить орейскую войну, необходимо рассмотреть все событи€.
I suggest we all meditate now on the events of this evening.
ѕолагаю, медитаци€ поможет нам обдумать событи€ этого вечера.
The wise man that must tell this story, that’s to say me, it’s in an embarrassing situation, because the events he’s about to tell are almost incredible, in spite of being absolutely true.
«ченый муж, что должен поведать эту историю, рассказыва€ мне, был в щекотливом положении, потому что событи€, о которых он рассказал, почти неверо€тны, хот€ абсолютно истинны.
Показать ещё примеры для «событи»…
Is there some new event, some change?
Что-то случилось?
Whenever there’s an event, people get excited.
У нас, чтобы ни случилось, народ всегда веселится. Прости, не слушай.
After these events, nothing holds you back.
После всего, что случилось, вас тут ничего не держит.
What is there to do, before the event?
Что можно сделать, пока ничего не случилось?
The events of the following day made Matilda discover her strength.
Наконец, случилось то, из-за чего Матильда открыла свою силу.
Показать ещё примеры для «случилось»…
You should know about events in the outside world!
— Вы должны знать, что происходит в мире. — Осторожно, это моя газета.
(Blows raspberry) I don’t know this child is concealing something or if he’s simply vapid and uninformed about current events.
Где он? Я не знаю, или ребенок что-то скрывает, Дживс,.. или он абсолютно не в курсе того, что вокруг него происходит.
«Eternal God, our Father, the Lord of our life and death, we acknowledge Thee in all our ways and in all events which befall us.»
Отец наш небесный, Господь Всемогущий, повелитель жизни и смерти,.. …да прибудет воля твоя во всём, что происходит с нами на этой бренной Земле.
Most of our scrambles are flash events.
Большинство наших дел происходит молниеносно.
On days like 9/11, or for other world-changing events… the news programs are nothing short of spectacular.
В дни вроде 11 сентября, когда происходит что-то, что меняет мир, новости и правда восхитительны.
Показать ещё примеры для «происходит»…
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e·vent
(ĭ-vĕnt′)
n.
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.
Idioms:
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
| Imperative |
|---|
| event |
| event |
| Present |
|---|
| I event |
| you event |
| he/she/it events |
| we event |
| you event |
| they event |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I evented |
| you evented |
| he/she/it evented |
| we evented |
| you evented |
| they evented |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am eventing |
| you are eventing |
| he/she/it is eventing |
| we are eventing |
| you are eventing |
| they are eventing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have evented |
| you have evented |
| he/she/it has evented |
| we have evented |
| you have evented |
| they have evented |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was eventing |
| you were eventing |
| he/she/it was eventing |
| we were eventing |
| you were eventing |
| they were eventing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had evented |
| you had evented |
| he/she/it had evented |
| we had evented |
| you had evented |
| they had evented |
| Future |
|---|
| I will event |
| you will event |
| he/she/it will event |
| we will event |
| you will event |
| they will event |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have evented |
| you will have evented |
| he/she/it will have evented |
| we will have evented |
| you will have evented |
| they will have evented |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be eventing |
| you will be eventing |
| he/she/it will be eventing |
| we will be eventing |
| you will be eventing |
| they will be eventing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been eventing |
| you have been eventing |
| he/she/it has been eventing |
| we have been eventing |
| you have been eventing |
| they have been eventing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been eventing |
| you will have been eventing |
| he/she/it will have been eventing |
| we will have been eventing |
| you will have been eventing |
| they will have been eventing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been eventing |
| you had been eventing |
| he/she/it had been eventing |
| we had been eventing |
| you had been eventing |
| they had been eventing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would event |
| you would event |
| he/she/it would event |
| we would event |
| you would event |
| they would event |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have evented |
| you would have evented |
| he/she/it would have evented |
| we would have evented |
| you would have evented |
| they would have evented |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  event — something that happens at a given place and time
psychological feature — a feature of the mental life of a living organism human action, human activity, act, deed — something that people do or cause to happen 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 happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent — an event that happens 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»
case 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»
consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, issue 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 offshoot, outgrowth, branch, offset — a natural consequence of development 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 |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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 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
noun
1. Something that happens:
2. Something significant that happens:
3. Something brought about by a cause:
aftermath, consequence, corollary, effect, end product, fruit, harvest, issue, outcome, precipitate, ramification, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, sequent, upshot.
4. Something having real, demonstrable existence:
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Translations
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
event
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
event
(iˈvent) noun
1. 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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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
English
Etymology 1
From Middle French event, from Latin ēventus (“an event, occurrence”), from ēveniō (“to happen, to fall out, to come out”), from ē (“out of, from”), short form of ex + veniō (“come”); related to venture, advent, convent, invent, convene, evene, etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈvɛnt/, /əˈvɛnt/
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun
event (plural events)
- An occurrence; something that happens.
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1856 February, [Thomas Babington] Macaulay, “Oliver Goldsmith [from the Encyclopædia Britannica]”, in T[homas] F[lower] E[llis], editor, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, new edition, London: Longman, Green, Reader, & Dyer, published 1871, →OCLC:
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the events of his early years
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2017, Anthony J. McMichael, Alistair Woodward, Cameron Muir, Climate Change and the Health of Nations, →ISBN, page 67:
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Experience in Australia indicates that after a devastating weather event, up to one-fifth of people suffer the debilitating effects of extreme stress, emotional injury, and despair.
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- A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
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I went to an event in San Francisco last week.
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Where will the event be held?
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- One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
- An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
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1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 2, section 3, member 3:
- hard beginnings have many times prosperous events […].
- 1707, Semele, by Eccles and Congrieve; scene 8
- Of my ill boding Dream / Behold the dire Event.
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- dark doubts between the promise and event
- In the event, he turned out to have what I needed anyway.
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- (physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
- (computing) 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.
- (probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
- If
is a random variable representing the toss of a six-sided die, then its sample space could be denoted as {1,2,3,4,5,6}. Examples of events could be: , , and .
- If
- (obsolete) An affair in hand; business; enterprise.
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c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
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Leave we him to his events.
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- (medicine) An episode of severe health conditions.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- afterevent
- anoxic event
- at any event
- black swan event
- Bond event
- certain event
- Christ event
- combined event
- cosmic event horizon
- doujin event
- energetic event
- event derivative
- event handler
- event loop
- event marketing
- event tree
- event-based
- event-based programming
- event-driven
- event-driven architecture
- event-driven programming
- event-goer
- event-related potential
- eventful
- evential
- eventism
- eventless
- eventual
- extinction event
- extinction level event
- field event
- impossible event
- in any event
- in the event of
- in the event that
- it is easy to be wise after the event
- life event
- mass extinction event
- never event
- non-event
- road event
- signalling event
- special event
- tail event
- then and in that event
- track event
- transient luminous event
- Triassic-Jurassic extinction event
- whiting event
- event horizon
- in the event
- wise after the event
Translations
occurrence
- Albanian: ngjarje (sq) f
- Arabic: وَاقِعَة f (wāqiʕa), حَادِثَة f (ḥādiṯa)
- Armenian: դեպք (hy) (depkʿ), պատահար (hy) (patahar), դիպված (hy) (dipvac), իրադարձություն (hy) (iradarjutʿyun)
- Azerbaijani: vaqiə, hadisə (az), olay (az)
- Bashkir: ваҡиға (vaqiğa), хәл (xäl), осраҡ (osraq)
- Belarusian: падзе́я (be) f (padzjéja)
- Bengali: ঘটনা (bn) (ghôţna)
- Bulgarian: съби́тие (bg) n (sǎbítie)
- Burmese: စဉ်းဝါး (my) (cany:wa:), အခြင်း (my) (a.hkrang:), အဖြစ်အပျက် (my) (a.hpraca.pyak)
- Catalan: esdeveniment (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 事件 (si6 gin6-2), 活動／活动 (wut6 dung6)
- Dungan: сыҗян (sɨži͡an)
- Hakka: 事件 (sṳ-khien), 活動／活动 (fa̍t-thung)
- Mandarin: 事件 (zh) (shìjiàn), 活動／活动 (zh) (huódòng)
- Min Nan: 事件 (zh-min-nan) (sū-kiāⁿ), 活動／活动 (oa̍h-tāng)
- Czech: událost (cs) f
- Danish: begivenhed c, hændelse c
- Dutch: gebeurtenis (nl) f, evenement (nl) n
- Esperanto: okazaĵo
- Estonian: sündmus, seik
- Finnish: tapahtuma (fi), tapaus (fi), ilmiö (fi)
- French: événement (fr) m, évènement (fr) m
- Galician: evento (gl) m, acontecemento (gl) m, suceso (gl) m
- Georgian: მოვლენა (movlena), შემთხვევა (šemtxveva)
- German: Ereignis (de) n, Geschehnis (de) n, Vorgang (de) m
- Greek: γεγονός (el) n (gegonós), συμβαν n (symvan)
- Haitian Creole: evènman
- Hebrew: אירוע אֵרוּעַ (he) m (erúa)
- Hindi: घटना (hi) f (ghaṭnā), वाक़या m (vāqyā), हादिसा (hi) m (hādisā)
- Hungarian: esemény (hu), történés (hu)
- Icelandic: atburður (is) m, atvik (is) n
- Ido: evento (io), eventajo (io)
- Indonesian: kejadian (id)
- Italian: evento (it) m, fatto (it) m, accadimento (it) m
- Japanese: イベント (ja) (ibento), 出来事 (ja) (できごと, dekigoto), 事件 (ja) (じけん, jiken)
- Kazakh: оқиға (kk) (oqiğa)
- Khmer: ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ (prɨttekaa), ហេតុការណ៍ (haet kaa)
- Korean: 행사(行事) (ko) (haengsa), 이벤트 (ko) (ibenteu), 사건(事件) (ko) (sageon)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: ڕووداو (rûdaw)
- Northern Kurdish: bûyer (ku), rûdan (ku)
- Kyrgyz: окуя (ky) (okuya)
- Ladino: evenimiento
- Lao: ເຫດການ (lo) (hēt kān)
- Latin: ēventum n, fors f
- Latvian: notikums m, gadījums m
- Lithuanian: įvykis (lt) m, atsitikimas m, renginys m, atvejis m
- Lü: ᦃᦸᧉᦂᦱᧃ (ẋoa²k̇aan)
- Macedonian: настан m (nastan), збиднување n (zbidnuvanje)
- Malay: peristiwa (ms)
- Manx: cruinnaght f
- Maori: taiopenga (cultural or social), pureitanga (sports), takunetanga
- Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: явдал (mn) (javdal), үйл явдал (üjl javdal)
- Norwegian: programpost m
- Bokmål: hendelse (no) m, begivenhet (no) m or f
- Occitan: eveniment (oc) m
- Old English: ġelimp n
- Pashto: رویداد f (roydā́d), واقعه m (wāqe’á), حادثه (ps) f (hādesá)
- Persian: رویداد (fa) (ruydâd), واقعه (fa) (vâqe’e), حادثه (fa) (hâdese), رخداد (fa) (roxdâd)
- Polish: wydarzenie (pl) n, impreza (pl) f, przypadek (pl) m, zdarzenie (pl) n
- Portuguese: evento (pt)
- Romanian: eveniment (ro) n
- Russian: собы́тие (ru) n (sobýtije), происше́ствие (ru) m (proisšéstvije), слу́чай (ru) m (slúčaj)
- Sanskrit: घटना (sa) f (ghaṭanā)
- Scottish Gaelic: tuiteamas m
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: зби́ва̄ње n, до̏гађа̄ј m, дешавање n
- Roman: zbívānje (sh) n, dȍgađāj (sh) m, dešavanje n
- Slovak: udalosť f
- Slovene: dogodek (sl) m
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: tšojenje n
- Spanish: evento (es) m, suceso (es) m, acontecimiento (es) m
- Swahili: kisa (sw), tukio (sw)
- Swedish: händelse (sv) c, evenemang (sv) n
- Tagalog: pangyayari, balagha, yari
- Tajik: рӯйдод (rüydod), воқеа (tg) (voqea), ҳодиса (tg) (hodisa)
- Tatar: очрак (tt) (oçraq), вакыйга (tt) (waqıyga)
- Thai: เหตุการณ์ (th) (hèet-gaan)
- Tocharian B: wäntare
- Turkish: olay (tr), hadise (tr), vaka (tr)
- Turkmen: waka, hadysa
- Ukrainian: поді́я f (podíja), за́хід (uk) f (záxid)
- Urdu: گھٹنا f (ghaṭnā), واقعہ m (vāqi’a), حادثہ (ur) m (hādisa)
- Uyghur: ۋەقە (weqe), ھادىسە (hadise)
- Uzbek: voqea (uz), hodisa (uz)
- Vietnamese: sự kiện (vi), sự việc (vi)
- Welsh: digwyddiad (cy) m
- Yiddish: געשעעניש n (gesheenish)
one of several contests that combine to make up a sports competition
physics: point in spacetime
- Armenian: պատահար (hy) (patahar)
- Bulgarian: съби́тие (bg) n (sǎbítie)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 事件 (zh) (shìjiàn)
- Czech: událost (cs) f
- Danish: begivenhed
- Finnish: tapahtuma (fi)
- French: événement (fr) m, évènement (fr) m
- Greek: γεγονός (el) n (gegonós)
- Hungarian: esemény (hu)
- Italian: evento (it) m
- Korean: 사건(事件) (ko) (sageon)
- Latin: eventum n
- Latvian: notikums m
- Macedonian: настан m (nastan)
- Occitan: eveniment (oc) m
- Polish: zdarzenie (pl) n
- Portuguese: evento (pt) m
- Russian: собы́тие (ru) n (sobýtije)
- Slovene: dogodek (sl) m
- Spanish: evento (es)
- Swahili: tukio (sw)
- Swedish: händelse (sv)
- Tagalog: pangyayari
computing: action which triggers an event handler
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 事件 (zh) (shìjiàn)
- Finnish: tapahtuma (fi)
- French: événement (fr) m, évènement (fr) m
- German: Ereignis (de) n
- Greek: συμβαν n (symvan)
- Hebrew: אירוע (he) m (erú`a)
- Icelandic: atburður (is) m, atvik (is) n
- Italian: evento (it) m
- Japanese: イベント (ja) (ibento)
- Latin: eventum n
- Macedonian: настан m (nastan)
- Occitan: eveniment (oc) m
- Persian: رویداد (fa) (ruydâd)
- Polish: zdarzenie (pl) n
- Portuguese: evento (pt) m
- Russian: собы́тие (ru) n (sobýtije)
- Spanish: evento (es) m
- Swahili: kisa (sw), tukio (sw)
- Swedish: händelse (sv) c, event (sv) n
- Tagalog: pangyayari
probability theory: a set of some of the possible outcomes
- Bengali: ঘটনা (bn) (ghôţna)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 事件 (zh) (shìjiàn)
- Czech: jev (cs) m
- Danish: hændelse c
- Finnish: tapahtuma (fi)
- French: événement (fr) m, évènement (fr) m
- Georgian: ხდომილება (xdomileba), ხდომილობა (xdomiloba), ალბათური ხდომილება (albaturi xdomileba)
- Italian: evento (it) m
- Korean: 사건 (ko) (sageon)
- Latin: eventum n
- Maori: pāpono
- Occitan: eveniment (oc) m
- Persian: پیشامد (fa) (pišâmad)
- Polish: zdarzenie (pl) n
- Portuguese: evento (pt) m
- Russian: собы́тие (ru) n (sobýtije)
- Spanish: evento (es) m
- Swedish: händelse (sv) c, utfall (sv) n, fall (sv) n
- Tagalog: pangyayari
medicine: an episode of severe health conditions
Further reading
- event in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “event”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Verb
event (third-person singular simple present events, present participle eventing, simple past and past participle evented)
- (obsolete) To occur, take place.
- 1590, Robert Greene, Greene’s Never Too Late, in The Life and Complete Works in Prose and Verse of Robert Greene, Volume 8, Huff Library, 1881, p. 33,[1]
- […] I will first rehearse you an English Historie acted and evented in my Countrey of England […]
- 1590, Robert Greene, Greene’s Never Too Late, in The Life and Complete Works in Prose and Verse of Robert Greene, Volume 8, Huff Library, 1881, p. 33,[1]
Etymology 2
From French éventer.
Verb
event (third-person singular simple present events, present participle eventing, simple past and past participle evented)
- (obsolete, intransitive) To be emitted or breathed out; to evaporate.
- c. 1597, Ben Jonson, The Case is Altered, Act V, Scene 8, in C. H. Herford and Percy Simpson (editors), Ben Jonson, Volume 3, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927, p. 178,[2]
- ô that thou sawst my heart, or didst behold
- The place from whence that scalding sigh evented.
- 1615, William Barclay, Callirhoe; commonly called The Well of Spa or The Nymph of Aberdene, Aberdeen, 1799, p. 12,[3]
- This is the reason why this water hath no such force when it is carried, as it hath at the spring it self: because the vertue of it consisteth in a spiritual and occulte qualitie, which eventeth and vanisheth by the carriage.
- c. 1597, Ben Jonson, The Case is Altered, Act V, Scene 8, in C. H. Herford and Percy Simpson (editors), Ben Jonson, Volume 3, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927, p. 178,[2]
- (obsolete, transitive) To expose to the air, ventilate.
- 1559, attributed to William Baldwin, “How the Lorde Clyfford for his straunge and abhominable cruelty came to as straunge and sodayne a death” in The Mirror for Magistrates, Part III, edited by Joseph Haslewood, London: Lackington, Allen & Co., 1815, Volume 2, p. 198,[4]
- For as I would my gorget have undon
- To event the heat that had mee nigh undone,
- An headles arrow strake mee through the throte,
- Where through my soule forsooke his fylthy cote.
- 1598, George Chapman, The Third Sestiad, Hero and Leander (completion of the poem begun by Christopher Marlowe),[5]
- […] as Phœbus throws
- His beams abroad, though he in clouds be clos’d,
- Still glancing by them till he find oppos’d
- A loose and rorid vapour that is fit
- T’ event his searching beams, and useth it
- To form a tender twenty-colour’d eye,
- Cast in a circle round about the sky […]
- 1559, attributed to William Baldwin, “How the Lorde Clyfford for his straunge and abhominable cruelty came to as straunge and sodayne a death” in The Mirror for Magistrates, Part III, edited by Joseph Haslewood, London: Lackington, Allen & Co., 1815, Volume 2, p. 198,[4]
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English event, from Middle French event, from Latin ēventus (“an event, occurrence”), from ēveniō (“to happen, to fall out, to come out”), from ē (“out of, from”), short form of ex + veniō (“come”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛˈvɛnt/
Noun
event
- An event, a prearranged social activity (function, etc.).
-
Det var et stort event i Stockholmsmessen idag.
- There was a big event in the Stockholm fair today.
-
Declension
| Declension of event | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | event | eventet | event | eventen |
| Genitive | events | eventets | events | eventens |
- begivenhed
See also
- eventuel
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English event, from Middle French event, from Latin ēventus, from ēveniō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.vɛnt/
- Rhymes: -ivɛnt
- Syllabification: e‧vent
Noun
event m inan
- event (prearranged social activity)
- Hypernym: wydarzenie
Declension
Further reading
- event in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- event in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English event, from Middle French event, from Latin ēventus (“an event, occurrence”), from ēveniō (“to happen, to fall out, to come out”), from ē (“out of, from”), short form of ex + veniō (“come”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛˈvɛnt/
Noun
event n
- An event, a prearranged social activity (function, etc.).
-
Det var ett stort event i Stockholmsmässan idag.
- There was a big event in the Stockholm fair today.
-
Declension
| Declension of event | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | event | eventet | event | eventen |
| Genitive | events | eventets | events | eventens |
- evenemang
- eventuell
Anagrams
- teven, veten
|
event 
event horizon 
event tree 
eventful 
eventide 
eventilation
eventing 
eventless 
eventration
eventual 
eventuality 
eventually 
eventuate