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   E·vent

   /əˈvent/

   

   noun

   • 1. a thing that happens, especially one of importance: "one of the main political events of the late 20th century"
   • ▪ a planned public or social occasion: "events to raise money for charity" Similar occurrencehappeningproceedingepisodeincidentaffaircircumstanceoccasionbusinessmatterexperienceeventualityphenomenonfunctiongatheringget-togetherjamboreeinformal:bashdojollyshindigshindy
   • ▪ each of several particular contests making up a sports competition: "a star sprinter in the 100- and 200-meter events" Similar competitioncontesttournamentroundheatgamematchfixturemeetmeetingencounterraceboutfightplayoffreplayrematchclashplaydownsplitinformal, 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’.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of. event. in English. event. noun. These are words and phrases related to event. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of event. Winning the scholarship was a great event in the boy's life.

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   Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Event meaning and usage. Thesaurus for Event Related terms for event - synonyms, antonyms and sentences with event

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   Feb 13, 2017 · SEE PREVIOUS WORDS. Synonyms for EVENT: incident, affair, business, circumstance, episode, experience, happening, occasion, occurrence, competition, ….

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   2 days ago · Synonyms for EVENT in English: incident, happening, experience, matter, affair, occasion, proceeding, fact, business, circumstance, …

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   Sep 26, 2023 · Find 113 ways to say EVENT, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus.

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   event. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Noun: occurrence. Synonyms: occurrence, occasion, happening, incident, episode, affair, circumstance, phenomenon, development, experience, situation, accident, disaster, natural disaster, catastrophe, emergency, landmark, milestone, spectacle. Sense: Noun: party.

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   Something that takes place, especially a significant occurrence. Synonyms for EVENT: circumstance, happening, incident, case, occurrence, occasion, affair, episode, experience, phenomenon, development, function, transaction, appearance; Antonyms for EVENT: cause, source.