events

e-vents · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Things that happen or take place, especially ones of importance or significance.

  2. 2.

    Planned public or social occasions.

  3. 3.

    Competitions or activities in a sports program.

  4. 4.

    (Computing) Actions or occurrences detected by a program.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    current events — recent news and happenings
  • •
    in any event — whatever happens; regardless
  • •
    chain of events — a series of related occurrences
  • •
    in the event of — if something happens

Related words

See also: event, happening, occasion, occurrence
Synonyms: happenings, incidents, occasions, occurrences

Etymology

From Latin eventus ("occurrence, outcome"), from evenire ("to come out, happen"), from ex- ("out") + venire ("to come").