event.
An occurrence; something that happens.
Meaning & usage
An occurrence; something that happens.
In the event of strong wind…
A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
I went to an event in San Francisco last week.
Where will the event be held?
One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
In the event, he turned out to have what I needed anyway.
A remarkable person.
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 affair in hand; business; enterprise.
An episode of severe health conditions.
Where this word comes from
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.
To occur, take place.
Where this word comes from
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.
To be emitted or breathed out; to evaporate.
To expose to the air, ventilate.
Where this word comes from
From French éventer.
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