Definition of EVENT

event

Plural: events

Noun

  • A planned public or social occasion; something that happens.
  • something that happens at a given place and time
  • a special set of circumstances
    • "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"
  • a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
  • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
    • "he acted very wise after the event"
  • An occurrence; something that happens.
  • A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
  • One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
  • An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
  • A remarkable person.
  • A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
  • A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.
  • A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
  • An affair in hand; business; enterprise.
  • An episode of severe health conditions.

Verb

  • To occur, take place.
  • To be emitted or breathed out; to evaporate.
  • To expose to the air, ventilate.

Examples

  • I went to an event in San Francisco last week.
  • The final play of the game was a momentous EVENT, deciding the tournament winner.
  • Where will the event be held?

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French event, from Latin ēventus (“an event, occurrence”), from ēveniō (“to happen, to fall out, to come out”), from ē (“out of, from”), short form of ex + veniō (“come”); related to venture, advent, convent, invent, convene, evene, etc.

Scrabble Score: 8

event: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
event: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
event: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

event: valid Words With Friends Word