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event
/ɪˈvɛnt/
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What does event mean?
noun
- An occurrence; something that happens.
- A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
- One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
More meanings (10)
noun
- An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
- A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
- 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.
- A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
- An episode of severe health conditions.
- (dated, figuratively) A remarkable person.
- (obsolete) An affair in hand; business; enterprise.
verb
- (obsolete) To occur, take place.
- (obsolete) To be emitted or breathed out; to evaporate.
- (obsolete) To expose to the air, ventilate.
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IPA pronunciation
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I may be deemed superstitious, and even egotistical, in regarding this event as a special interposition of divine Providence in my favor.
In either event, it was evident that something was afoot which might have a bearing on the recent capture of Tars Tarkas.
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In the event that the period of closure spans two fiscal year, the averaging may be only for those two fiscal years.
You cast th’ event of war, my noble lord, And summ’d the account of chance, before you said “Let us make head.”
In the former event, if I remained silent, I should be conniving at a marriage which would make her miserable for life.