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Event

noun
/əˈvɛnt/
Word Frequency: 58.7

Definitions

1.nounAn occurrence; something that happens.
2.nounA prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
"I went to an event in San Francisco last week."
3.nounOne of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
4.nounAn end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
"In the event, he turned out to have what I needed anyway."
5.nounA point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
6.nounA 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.
7.nounA set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
8.nounAn affair in hand; business; enterprise.
9.nounAn episode of severe health conditions.
10.verbTo occur, take place.

Synonyms

caseincidenceincidentoccurrencecircumstanceoccasionoutcomesituationopportunityactivitycausecontingency

Rhymes With

lamentaugmentcontentpresentdiscontentdissenttormentassent
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