noun
event
ih-VEHNT
noun
1
Something that happens, especially something notable.
"The wedding was the biggest event of the year."
"News outlets covered the event live."
2
A planned occasion or activity, such as a competition or gathering.
"She's competing in three events at the championships."
3
(computing) An action detected by a program, such as a click or keypress, that triggers a response.
"The button has an event listener attached to it."
How to Use Event
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that happens or is scheduled to happen.
Common pairings
major event
in the event of
host an event
Word Forms
evented past tense, evented past tense, events plural, events singular, events singular
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Etymology
From Latin ēventus, "an occurrence," from ēveniō, "to happen" — related to venture and invent.