event

e·vent

E0250900 (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.

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[Latin ēventus, from past participle of ēvenīre, to happen : ē-, ex-, ex- + venīre, to come; see g^wā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

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e·vent′less adj.

event

(ɪˈvɛnt) n1. anything that takes place or happens, esp something important; happening; incident2. 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 enduranceb. an occurrence regarded in isolation from, or contrasted with, human agency. Compare act⁸5. in any event at all events regardless of circumstances; in any case6. 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 thatvb (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]

e•vent

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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.

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	event - something that happens at a given place and timepsychological feature - a feature of the mental life of a living organismhuman action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happengroup action - action taken by a group of peoplemight-have-been - an event that could have occurred but never didnonevent - an anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expectedhappening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happenssocial event - an event characteristic of persons forming groupsmiracle - a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agentmigration - (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a moleculemake-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"casecircumstance - 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 theoryEinstein's theory of relativity, relativity, relativity theory, theory of relativity - (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute conceptsphysical 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, issuephenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoningoffspring, 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 intervalaftermath, 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 explosionbutterfly 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 Chicagobyproduct, by-product - a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequencechange - 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 hemispheredent - 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 effectoffshoot, outgrowth, branch, offset - a natural consequence of developmentproduct - 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 drugsposition effect - (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosomerepercussion, 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

event

noun1. incident, happening, experience, matter, affair, occasion, proceeding, fact, business, circumstance, episode, adventure, milestone, occurrence, escapade in the wake of recent events in Europe2. competition, game, tournament, contest, bout major sporting eventsin any event or at all events whatever happens, regardless, in any case, no matter what, at any rate, come what may It is not going to be an easy decision, in any event.in the event in the end, as it happened, as it turned out In the event, their fears were well founded.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.

event

noun1. Something that happens:circumstance, happening, incident, occasion, occurrence, thing.2. Something significant that happens:circumstance, development, episode, happening, incident, news, occasion, occurrence, thing.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:actuality, fact, phenomenon, reality.

Translations

事件比赛项目

event

(iˈvent) noun1. something that happens; an incident or occurrence. That night a terrible event occurred. 事件 事件2. an item in a programme of sports etc. The long-jump was to be the third event. 比賽項目 比赛项目eˈventful adjective (negative uneventful) full of events; exciting. We had an eventful day. 多事的, 不平凡的 多事的at all events / at any event in any case. At all events, we can't make things worse than they already are. 無論怎樣, 無論如何 无论怎样in that event if that happens. In that event you must do as he says. 在那種場合 在那种场合in the event in the end, as it happened/happens / may happen. In the event, I did not need to go to hospital. 結果 结果in the event of if (something) occurs. In the event of his death, you will inherit his money. 萬一 万一

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