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   event

   /ɪˈvɛnt/

   noun

   • 1. a thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance: "the momentous political events of the late 1980s"
   • ▪ a planned public or social occasion: "staff have been holding a number of events to raise money for charity" Similar occurrencehappeningproceedingepisodeincidentaffaircircumstanceoccasionbusinessmatterexperienceeventualityphenomenonfunctiongatheringget-togetherjamboreeinformal:bashdojollyshindigshindy
   • ▪ each of several particular contests making up a sports competition: "he repeated the success in the four-lap, 600 cc event" Similar competitioncontesttournamentroundheatgamematchfixturemeetmeetingencounterraceboutfightplay-offreplayrematchclashplaydownsplitinformal, 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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   What is the meaning of the word event?

   • the place where someone or something is, and all the things, people, or emotions that are part of that place the place where someone or something is: can be followed by a singular or plural verb literary the type of place where an event happens.

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   What is the difference between event and incident?

   • event usually implies an occurrence of some importance and frequently one having antecedent cause. incident suggests an occurrence of brief duration or secondary importance. episode stresses the distinctiveness or apartness of an incident. circumstance implies a specific detail attending an action or event as part of its setting or background.

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   What is the difference between an event and an episode?

   • 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.

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   What is an event in a sentence?

   • An event is something that happens, especially when it is unusual or important. You can use events to describe all the things that are happening in a particular situation . ...in the wake of recent events in Europe. A new book by J K Rowling is always an event.

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   Event definition: something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.. See examples of EVENT used in a sentence.

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   An event is something that happens, or might happen. In the event that you get stuck in traffic, the wedding will continue. It is too important an event to wait even for someone as important as you. When something is eventful, many things happen during it.

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   EVENT definition: 1. something that happens, especially something important or unusual: 2. a race, party…. Learn more.