Event
[ɪ'vent] or [ɪ'vɛnt]
Definition
(noun.) something that happens at a given place and time.
(noun.) a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory.
(noun.) a special set of circumstances; 'in that event, the first possibility is excluded'; 'it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled'.
Edited by Albert--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad.
(n.) An affair in hand; business; enterprise.
(n.) The consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates.
(v. t.) To break forth.
Edited by Francine
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Incident, accident, occurrence, adventure, affair.[2]. Result, issue, consequence, end, conclusion, termination.
Checked by Adrienne
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Occurrence, circumstance, episode, adventure, issue, accident, result, fact,incident
ANT:Cause, antecedent, operation, inducement, contribution, convergence,predisposition, tendency
Typist: Vance
Definition
n. that which happens: the result: any incident or occurrence: an item in a programme or series of sports.—adjs. Event′ful full of events: momentous; Event′ūal happening as a consequence: final.—n. Eventūal′ity a contingency: (phren.) the propensity to take notice of events changes or facts.—adv. Event′ūally finally: at length.
Edited by Clio
Examples
- Nothing was said of the master's marriage, and I saw no preparation going on for such an event. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It was, as Mrs. Archer smilingly said to Mrs. Welland, a great event for a young couple to give their first big dinner. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- A highly characteristic event at the age of six is described by his sister. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- What came of such an event? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Everything was, in short, as it should be on the approach of so considerable an event. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- As the event proved, and as you will soon see, this was the worst advice I could have given. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- She was prepared to be wet through, fatigued, and frightened; but the event was still more unfortunate, for they did not go at all. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- From that event to the close of the war, I never experienced trepidation upon confronting an enemy, though I always felt more or less anxiety. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- She felt as if the spring would not pass without bringing a crisis, an event, a something to alter her present composed and tranquil state. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Silas Brown, the trainer, is known to have had large bets upon the event, and he was no friend to poor Straker. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- This event was copied into the London papers, out of which Miss Briggs read the statement to Miss Crawley, at breakfast, at Brighton. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And now, if she was to be believed, no such event as her marriage was to take place at all. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Every event was measured by the emotions of the mind, not by its actual existence, for existence it had none. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- And then followed the most extraordinary event of the day--to ME--since I had found the paint on your nightgown. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- We were told this when young, and taught to look forward to it as an event that would certainly take place. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- As events turned out, no such emergency as this occurred. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- But if you have followed recent events so closely you must have read about Lord St. Simon and his wedding? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- That catastrophe and other events may have worked upon Mr. Osborne. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In most families there comes, now and then, a year full of events. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- There are some events surely in all men's lives, I replied, the memory of which they would be unwilling entirely to lose? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- At all events, I held my tongue, and helped to screen what he was about. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- My personal share in the events of the family story extends no farther than the point which I have just reached. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I would burn the sofa at all events. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- At all events Miss Havisham has that impression, and I write in obedience to it. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It was in the early temples that the records and tallies of events were kept and that writing began. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- At all events, soon after light on the 1st of June Anderson, who commanded the corps on Lee's left, was seen moving along Warren's front. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I felt I was so awkward, she replied, that I made up my mind to be improved in that respect at all events and to learn to dance. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- May there not be something in these recent events which threatens her secret with discovery? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The material of thinking is not thoughts, but actions, facts, events, and the relations of things. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- AFTER these events, it was long before we were able to attain any degree of composure. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
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