event

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something that happens, especially something important.

   Their wedding was the biggest event of the year.

2. 2
   noun

   A planned social or public activity.

   I went to a music event in the city last week.

3. 3
   noun

   A particular situation or set of circumstances.

   In the event of a fire, leave the building immediately.

From Middle French event, from Latin ēventus (“an event, occurrence”), from ēveniō (“to happen, to fall out, to come out”), from ē (“out of, from”), short form of ex + veniō (“come”); related to venture, advent, convent, invent, convene, evene, etc.

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