Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   event

   /ɪˈvɛnt/

   noun

   • 1. a thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance: "the momentous political events of the late 1980s"
   • ▪ a planned public or social occasion: "staff have been holding a number of events to raise money for charity" Similar occurrencehappeningproceedingepisodeincidentaffaircircumstanceoccasionbusinessmatterexperienceeventualityphenomenonfunctiongatheringget-togetherjamboreeinformal:bashdojollyshindigshindy
   • ▪ each of several particular contests making up a sports competition: "he repeated the success in the four-lap, 600 cc event" Similar competitioncontesttournamentroundheatgamematchfixturemeetmeetingencounterraceboutfightplay-offreplayrematchclashplaydownsplitinformal, dated:millarchaic:tourney
   • ▪ a single occurrence of a process, e.g. the ionization of one atom.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (originally in the sense ‘outcome, result’): from Latin eventus, from evenire ‘result, happen’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + venire ‘come’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › eventEvent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › event

   • Cached

   The meaning of EVENT is something that happens : occurrence. How to use event in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Event.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEVENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   EVENT definition: 1. anything that happens, especially something important or unusual: 2. one of a set of races or…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEVENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   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.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › eventEvent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › event

   An event is something that happens, or might happen. In the event that you get stuck in traffic, the wedding will continue. It is too important an event to wait even for someone as important as you. When something is eventful, many things happen during it.

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › event_nevent, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

   www.oed.com › dictionary › event_n

   • Cached

   Sep 14, 2021 · Something that happens or takes place, esp. something significant or noteworthy; an incident, an occurrence. Vndoubtedly doubtfull were the heartes of the people, and merueylouslye bent to fauour Wyat and his purpose, as by daylye euentes appeared.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishevent noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › english

   • Cached

   Definition of event noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a thing that happens, especially something important. The tragic events of last Monday occurred only 200 metres from the shore. Historians long ago established that the event never happened. TV viewers watched in horror as events unfolded.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryevent | definition in the Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   event meaning: 1. something that happens, especially something important or strange: 2. a race, party…. Learn more.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › eventEvent - definition of event by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › event

   • Cached

   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.

10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › eventEvent Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    www.britannica.com › dictionary › event

    • Cached

    EVENT meaning: 1 : something (especially something important or notable) that happens; 2 : a planned occasion or activity (such as a social gathering)

11. www.wordreference.com › definition › eventevent - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    www.wordreference.com › definition › event

    • Cached

    something that happens: Winning the scholarship was an important event in her life. something that occurs in a certain place during a particular time: They went to all the planned events at their daughter's college. Sport a single sports contest within a scheduled program: the figure-skating event. Idioms. Idioms in any event, regardless of ...