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| e·vent [ i vént ] (plural e·vents) |
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1. important incident: an occurrence, especially one that is particularly significant, interesting, exciting, or unusual
  the events leading up to the strike
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2. organized occasion: an organized occasion such as a social function or sports competition
She has competed in many international events.
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3. individual sports contest: a race or other competition that forms part of a larger sports occasion such as the Olympic Games
The 100 meters is his best event.
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4. philosophy something that happens: a happening or occurrence
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5. physics single point in space-time: an occurrence defined in the theory of relativity as a single point in space-time
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6. comput occurrence affecting computer program: an occurrence or happening of significance to a computer program, e.g. the clicking of a mouse button or the completion of a write operation to a disk
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin eventus< past participle of evenire "happen" < venire "come"] |
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be wise after the event to know with hindsight what should have been done or said in a situation
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in any event whatever happens
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in the event of something if something should happen
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