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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 does event mean?

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   What does an event mean 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. [...] An event is a significant occurrence or happening.

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   What is an event & why is it important?

   • 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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   What is an event in marketing?

   • An event is also one particular group of outcomes (= results) among all possible outcomes when experimenting with probability (= the likelihood of something happening). manage/plan/organize an event The marketing team is organizing an event for their new product launch. Patients in this sample described two different events leading up to diagnosis.

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   How can you describe an event?

   • An event can be described as something that may be considered as a single thing or as something that is spread out in time with an appreciable duration, and memories of what happened at different stages. For example, a birthday party involves greeting people, opening presents, and having a birthday meal.

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   What is an event in a hotel?

   • An event is a planned and organized occasion, for example a social gathering. The hotel can hold events such as wedding receptions, parties, and conferences. Our hotels can host large events and we can cater for all your needs. You can arrange a business meeting, conference, or other event at this hotel.

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   1. anything that takes place or happens, esp something important; happening; incident. 2. the actual or final outcome; result (esp in the phrases in the event, after the event) 3. any one contest in a programme of sporting or other contests: the high jump is his event. 4. (Philosophy) philosophy.

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