Event

Definition: Event

Event

Noun

1. Something that happens at a given place and time.

2. A special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled".

3. (relativity theory) a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory.

4. 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".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "event" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Computing

Electrical Engineering

Statistics

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Event

Circumstance

Conditionally, provided, if, in case; if so, if so be, if it be so; depending on circumstances, in certain circumstances, under certain conditions; if it so happen, if it so turn out; in the event of; in such a contingency, in such a case, in such an event; provisionally, unless, without.

Contention

Wrestling, greco-roman wrestling; pugilism, boxing, fisticuffs, the manly art of self-defense; spar, mill, set-to, round, bout, event, prize fighting; quarterstaff, single stick; gladiatorship, gymnastics; jiujitsu, jujutsu, kooshti, sumo; athletics, athletic sports; games of skill.

Eventuality

Adverb: eventually; in the event of, in case, just in case; in the course of things; as things, times go; as the world goes, wags; as the tree falls, cat jumps; as it may turn out, happen.

Noun: eventuality, event, occurrence, incident, affair, matter, thing, episode, happening, proceeding, contingency, juncture, experience, fact; matter of fact; naked fact, bare facts, just the facts; phenomenon; advent.

Occasion

Noun: {ant. } timeliness, occasion, opportunity, opening, room; event (eventuality); suitable season, proper season, suitable time, proper time; high time; opportuneness; Adjective: tempestivity.

Supposition

Adverb: if, if so be; an; on the supposition; Noun:ex hypothesi; in the case, in the event of; quasi, as if, provided; perhaps; (by possibility); for aught one knows.

Untimeliness

Unpunctual; (late); too late for; premature; (early); too soon for; wise after the event, monday morning quarterbacking, twenty-twenty hindsight.

Vindication

Make good; prove the truth of, prove one's case; be justified by the event.

Crosswords: Event

Sharing an important physical event. (Say Anything; writing credit: Cameron Crowe.)

Some celestial event. No-- no words (Contact; writing credit: Carl Sagan;)

Yes, and there will be one less on this boat if you don't shut that hole in your face In the actual event, Molly Brown was going to throw Hutchins overboard (Titanic; writing credit: James Cameron)

Truth is an event, and only through experience can the veracity of a truth be verified (Enter the Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

I'd like to welcome you all to an event that's sometimes been called the Automotive counterpart to the Bay of Pigs (The Cannonball Run; writing credit: Brock Yates)

The main event (THE MAIN EVENT/FIGHT; performing artist: Barbra Streisand)

It's a mayor event (In France; performing artist: Frank Zappa)

Remember that failure is an event, not a person. (references; author: unknown)

A meeting is an event at which the minutes are kept and the hours are lost. (references; author: unknown)

The meaning of life is not a question to be answered, but an event to be experienced. (references; author: unknown)

The Main Event (1999)

Frank Sinatra: The Main Event (1974)

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943)

Blondie's Blessed Event (1942)

The Main Event (1938)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Architectures of Time: Toward a Theory of the Event in Modernist Culture (reference)

• Opportunities in Event Planning Careers (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Event (reference)

• Event Management News (reference)

• Event Reports (reference)

• Event Solutions (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Event Horizon (reference)

• Frank Sinatra: The Main Event (reference)

• The Main Event (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Sound Event (reference)

• The Main Event -- Live [LIVE] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• WCW Main Event (reference)

• SYMANTEC EVENT RELAY FOR IBM (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The image shows a father holding a young child on his lap. They seem to be watching an event outside of the picture. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Mormons observing a parade. It is a bright sunny day in Salt Lake City. Pictured are crowds of people and also small groups of people. (note: this could be a picture of any people watching an outdoor event, such as a parade). The Mormons are being studied for their low cancer death rate-about 20% below the national average. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

The Lunar Receiving Station shipped in refurbished condition to CDC by NASA, was to be used in the event one of the CDC team members became ill while working with the first Ebola virus outbreak. It is currently stored at CDC's Lawrenceville facility. Credit: CDC.

Volunteers helping clean up the wetlands and waterfront area around Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Local NOAA personnel turned out in force for this event including Dr. Russ Bellmer of the NOAA NMFS Office of Habitat Conservation. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Bucktail Creek, this image was taken following a storm event and illustrates how high the deposition of sediments is. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

A high-flow event as water rushes over the newly constructed fish pools. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

An AUV as the first line of event response. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Team members from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., race up the steps of the Fayetteville, W.Va., court house during the end of the 5.5-mile run, the last event in a four-event competition sponsored by Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation dubbed Wilderness.

Loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, push out cartons of humanitarian supplies from a C-130 Hercules Dec. 12 during this year's Christmas Drop. Andersen Air Force Base organizes and sponsors the annual event that helps the.

School children learn about soil during an NRCS and district educational event in northeastern Missouri. Credit: Charlie Rahm.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

And if we shall not have corrected the transgression (or, in the event of our being out of the realm, if our justiciar shall not have corrected it) within forty days, reckoning from the time it has been intimated to us (or to our justiciar, if we should be out of the realm), the four barons aforesaid shall refer that matter to the rest of the five and twenty barons, and those five and twenty barons shall, together with the community of the whole realm, distrain and distress us in all possible ways, namely, by seizing our castles, lands, possessions, and in any other way they can, until redress has been obtained as they deem fit, saving harmless our own person, and the persons of our queen and children; and when redress has been obtained, they shall resume their old relations towards us. (reference)

And the success of the combat will be unavoidably the same he there describes it: ----- Libertas pauperis haec est: Pulsatus rogat, & pugnis concisus, adorat, Ut liceat paucis cum dentibus inde reverti.* This will always be the event of such an imaginary resistance, where men may not strike again. (Second Treatise of Government)

The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as Congress may direct: A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment. (reference)

The distribution of expenses will, in the event of disagreement, be submitted to arbitration. (reference)

Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The event had every promise of happiness for her friend

This, however, did not seem a very likely event, though the Gardener patiently tried all the small keys, over and over again

This was an event, and the pupils of the time remember it yet.

As the train steamed out of the station he recalled his childish wonder of years before and every event of his first day at Clongowes

He was there to represent spectatordom, and help make this seemingly insignificant event one with the removal of the gods of Troy

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Periodic breathing can be a normal event. (references)

Incontinence itself is an anxiety-causing event. (references)

That way, they won't be linked to an uncomfortable or distressing event. (references)

Business

INVESTCITY is a trade event attracting architects. (references)

Various seminars and conferences took place alongside the event. (references)

Children may remain in this facility longer in the event of a custody dispute. (references)

Children

Philippines

The NPA claims that members from 15 to 18 years of age are assigned to self-defense and noncombat duties and that in the event of "enemy aggression or encroachment" weapons would be distributed to the oldest children first. (references)

Civil Liberties

Guatemala

At least two programs at Radio Amatique were taken off the air after the event. (references)

Romania

Organizers of demonstrations must inform local authorities and police before the event. (references)

Economic History

Austria

Event marketing will likely be very profitable. (references)

Nigeria

Fee: Negotiated by Event; Range US$1,350 - US$2,500 per company. (references)

Belarus

It requires an application at least 15 days in advance of the event. (references)

Human Rights

Guatemala

Army officials dismissed the first event as coincidence. (references)

Solomon Islands

This event followed the burning of homes in the Matanikau and Tasahe areas of Honiara. (references)

Iran

He also noted that a woman was hanged publicly on March 19, a very rare event in the Islamic republic. (references)

Indigenous People

Brazil

FUNAI president Carlos Frederico Mares resigned in protest over the treatment of indigenous people during the event. (references)

Guatemala

Some observers criticized the event as a farce, while others described it as an important first step toward reconciliation. (references)

Canada

Despite the Quebec Premier's recent overtures to the leaders of the Cree and Inuit nations, surveys indicate that most of Quebec's 60,000 Indians would favor partition of the province in the event of Quebec's separation from Canada. (references)

Minorities

Guinea

Instigators of the event were arrested, and tried in July. (references)

Latvia

If a public event is coorganized by the State, one of the working languages must be Latvian. (references)

Switzerland

Although authorities only recorded a few license plate numbers and did not disrupt the gathering, some accused the police of bias because of their conspicuous monitoring of the event. (references)

Political Economy

COLOMBIA

In any event, continued very high unemployment remains Colombia's greatest economic problem. (references)

BULGARIA

The BNB can only refinance commercial banks in the event of systemic risk to the banking system. (references)

Nepal

The Constitution also permits the King to exercise emergency powers in the event of war, external aggression, armed revolt, or extreme economic depression, again on the advice of the Council of Ministers. (references)

Political Rights

India

Similarly, President's Rule may be declared in the event of a collapse of a state's constitutional machinery. (references)

Singapore

The bankruptcy judgment stemmed from an article in a WP publication that criticized the organizers of Tamil Week, an event that promoted the use of the Tamil language. (references)

India

On the advice of the Prime Minister, the President may proclaim a state of emergency in any part of the national territory in the event of war, external aggression, or armed rebellion. (references)

Trade

Japan

These bonded articles must be re-exported after the event, or stored at a bonded facility. (references)

Trinidad

It is advisable to do so prior to arranging for the goods to be shipped in the event that an application is denied. (references)

Venezuela

Under invoicing in any event can result in heavy fines to the importer as well as forfeiture of the goods in question. (references)

Travel

Italy

This will be forfeited in the event the products are not reexported and duties and taxes are not paid. (references)

Sweden

Promptness for meetings and functions is very important, as is organization, be it company matters or an event. (references)

Latvia

Some insurance policies also include coverage for psychiatric treatment and for disposition of remains in the event of death. (references)

Women

Congo

The law permits a widow to inherit her husband's property, to control her own property, and to receive a property settlement in the event of divorce. (references)

Guyana

The courts may overturn a husband's will in the event that it does not provide for his wife, as long as she was dependent on him for financial support. (references)

Togo

Under traditional law, which applies to the vast majority of women, a wife has no maintenance or child support rights in the event of divorce or separation and no inheritance rights upon the death of her husband. (references)

Worker Rights

Bangladesh

Workers have the right to strike in the event of a failure to settle. (references)

Syria

Standard labor laws could be applied in the event of allegations of trafficking. (references)

Swaziland

The Industrial Court may refuse to register collective bargaining agreements in the event of nonobservance of any requirement of the IRA. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "event": a happy event ♦ after the event ♦ be justified by the event ♦ be wise after the event ♦ begin event ♦ blessed event ♦ boring event ♦ casual event ♦ centralized event ♦ chance event ♦ civic event ♦ common event ♦ diving event ♦ double event ♦ dramatic event ♦ earliest event date ♦ earliest event time ♦ event chart ♦ event detection point ♦ event driven ♦ event horizon ♦ event planner ♦ evil event ♦ field event ♦ fortuitous event ♦ geomagnetic polarity event ♦ happy event ♦ historical event ♦ in any event ♦ in that event ♦ in the event ♦ in the event of ♦ in the event that ♦ inconceivable event ♦ initial ionising event ♦ initial ionizing event ♦ ionising event ♦ ionizing event ♦ it was quite an event ♦ magnificent event ♦ natural event ♦ news event ♦ non event ♦ periodic event ♦ polarity event ♦ post balance sheet event ♦ postulated initiating event ♦ rare event ♦ recurrent event ♦ sad event ♦ sales event ♦ social event ♦ solar proton event ♦ sorrowful event ♦ spacecraft event time ♦ special event charter flight ♦ sporting event ♦ subsequent event ♦ swimming event ♦ team event ♦ track event ♦ transmittal event ♦ wise after the event ♦ wiser after the event. Additional references.

Beginning with "event": event-by-event, event-drive, event-driven, event-frequency, event-orders, event-oriented, event-patterns, event-producing, Event-Related, event-tree, event-trees.

Ending with "event": non-event.

Afrikaans

voorval (occasion, occurence, opportunity), insident (occasion, occurence, opportunity), geleentheid (chance, occurence, opportunity), gebeurtenis (chance, occasion, occurence, opportunity). (various references)

Albanian

rast (case, chance, circumstance, handle, happening, instance, matter, occasion, piece, place, possibility, scope), përfundim (afterpiece, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consequence, consummation, denouement, derivation, development, eduction, effect, end product, expiration, finality, finding, finish, fulfillment, fulfilment, harvest, issue, job, lapse, last, offshoot, offspring, outcome, output, perfecting, performance, result, resume, rider, total, train, upshot, windup), ngjarje (circumstance, development, episode, experience, happening, incident, occurrence), ndodhi (happening, incident, occurrence). (various references)

Arabic 

‏نتيجة (conclusion, consequence, echo, effect, emanation, end, fruit, offshoot, offspring, outcome, payoff, precipitate, product, progeny, purpose, ramification, repercussion, result, score, sequel, termination, upshot, work), ‏واقعة (circumstance, episode, fact, incident), ‏حالة (case, circumstance, condition, conjuncture, drama, estate, feather, fettle, incident, job, manner, nick, occurrence, phase, picture, place, plight, pose, position, posture, rate, shape, situation, state, status, trim, way, weather, whack), ‏حادثة (accident, case, episode, fact, happening, incident, occasion, occurrence), ‏حدث (befall, calamity, come, come about, come by, come off, disaster, episode, fall out, flow, go, happen, happening, incident, juvenile, occasion, occur, pass, phenomenon, place, rise, take place, transpire, work, young, youngish, youngling, youngster), ‏إحدى الوقائع. (various references)

Bulgarian 

събитие (do, fact, happening, incident, occasion, occurrence, passage), случка (experience, fact, hap, happening, incident, occurrence, passage), случай (call, case, chance, hazard, incident, occasion, thing, time), резултат (aftermath, conclusion, consequent, count, effect, end, harvest, issuance, offspring, outcome, outgrowth, produce, product, progeny, purpose, result, score, sequel), номер (feature, fetch, hoax, item, jig, number, performance, registration number, size, waggery), единично извършване на процес, изход (conclusion, egress, exit, hole, issuance, issue, mouth, outcome, outflow, outlet, result, way out). (various references)

Chinese 

事件 (happening, incident). (various references)

Czech

událost (affair, happening, incident, occurrence), sportovní disciplína, soutìž (competition, contest), případ (case, episode, instance, occurrence, subject), příhoda (episode, incident). (various references)

Danish

tildragelse (occasion, occurence, opportunity). (various references)

Dutch

gebeurtenis (chance, occasion, occurence, opportunity), evenement. (various references)

Esperanto

evento, okazontaĵo, okazo (chance, occurence, opportunity), okazintaĵo, okazantaĵo, okazaĵo (occasion, occurence, opportunity), fariĝo. (various references)

Faeroese

týðandi hending, hending (chance, episode, occurence, opportunity), høvi (chance, occurence, opportunity). (various references)

Farsi 

پیشامد (Accident, Circumstance, Exigency, Occurrence), واقعه (Incident, Occurrence, Rede), سرگذشت (Act, Adventure, Memoir), اتفاق (Accidence, Case, Confederacy, Federal, Fortuity, Hazard, Joinder, Occurrence, Unison), رویداد (Circumstance, Occurrence, Passage). (various references)

Finnish

tapahtuma (happening, incident, occurrence). (various references)

French

événement (geomagnetic polarity event, musical event, polarity event, transmittal event). (various references)

Frisian

foarfal (chance, occurence, opportunity). (various references)

German

ereignis (chance, happening, incident, occasion, occurence, occurrence, ongoing, opportunity), Vorfall (chance, episode, happening, incident, occurence, occurrence, opportunity, prolapse), veranstaltung (function, meeting, operation, organization, proceedings, promotion, running), geschehnis (chance, incident, occurence, opportunity), fall (affair, case, chance, downfall, drop, eventuality, failure, fall, halyard, instance, matter, occurence, opportunity, tumble), begebenheit (chance, episode, incident, occurence, occurrence, opportunity). (various references)

Greek 

συμβάν μεταβίβασης (transmittal event), συμβάν (affair, happening, occurrence, transpiration), γεγονός (fact, occurrence), άθλημα (game, sport). (various references)

Hebrew 

מקרה (accident, case, chance, contingency, fate, hap, happening, incident, lot, occasion, occurrence), מאורע (episode, happening, occasion, occurrence), ארוע (contingency, happening, incidence, occasion, occurrence), התארעות (happening, occurrence). (various references)

Hungarian

eset (affair, case, incident, instance, occurrence, shebang), versenyszám, sportesemény, esemény (affair, damper, do, episode, go, happening, incidence, occasion, occurrence, occurrents). (various references)

Icelandic

tilefni (chance, occurence, opportunity). (various references)

Indonesian

pertandingan (bout, contest, game, match, tournament), perlombaan (competition, emulation), peristiwa (affair, incident), kejadian (case, occurence). (various references)

Italian

evento (occurrence), avvenimento (case, fact, happening, incident, occasion, occurrence). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

出来事 (affair, happening, incident). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ぎょうじょ, ぎょうじ (function, sumo referee), しゅもく (item of business, wooden bell hammer), できごと (affair, happening, incident), できこと , イベント , もよおし (auspices, festivities, function, holding, opening, social gathering), エベント , じけん (affair, case, incident, plot, scandal, trouble). (various references)

Korean 

사건 (incident). (various references)

Manx

taghyrt (accident, chance, contingency, contingent, eventuate, experience, fluke, happen, happening, incident, occur, occurrence), cruinnaght (assembly, eisteddfod, function, gathering), cor (alternate, bastard, bastard of size, circumstance, condition, condition terms, depression, edge, fore, odd, turn, turn act, twirl), cloie (act, boil, bubble, charade, enact, extemporise, game, match, monkey, perform, performance, play, represent, skylark, sport). (various references)

Norwegian

begivenhet, anledning (chance, occurence, opportunity), øvelse. (various references)

Papiamen

akontesimientu (chance, occurence, opportunity). (various references)

Pig Latin

eventay.(various references)

Polish

zdarzenie (chance, occurence, opportunity), przypadek (accidence, accident, chance, hazard, occurence, opportunity), okazja (chance, occurence, opportunity). (various references)

Portuguese

evento. (various references)

Romanian

eventualitate (chance, contingency, eventuality, peradventure), eveniment (accident, circumstance, happening, incident, passage), episod (chapter, episode, incident, page, parenthesis, passage), rezultat (child, conclusion, effect, end, fruit, issue, offspring, outcome, outgrowth, product, progeny, result, resume, sum, upshot), probã (alloy, argument, assay, attempt, audition, check up, control, examination, exemplar, go, instance, pattern, probation, proof, sample, specimen, test, trial, try, verification, witness), fap