nounπShareAn occurrence; something that happens."The school play was a memorable event. "eventoutcomeactiontimesituationhistoryessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA prearranged social activity (function, etc.)"I went to an event in San Francisco last week."evententertainmentsocietyfunctionessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOne of several contests that combine to make up a competition."The school's sports day featured several events, including races, a tug-of-war, and a sack race. "sporteventessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases)."In the event, he turned out to have what I needed anyway."outcomeeventessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate."The school's annual fundraising event is scheduled for October 27th at 7 PM. "physicsspacetimeessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA 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."The "click" of the mouse button was an event that triggered the computer to open the document. "computingtechnologytechnicaleventfunctionsystemelectronicsinternetdevicemachineactionjobworkprocessessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space."The event of getting a "B" or better on the math test is a subset of all possible grades. "outcomemathpossibilityeventstatisticsessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn affair in hand; business; enterprise."The school's fundraising event was a great success. "businesseventactionessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn episode of severe health conditions."The flu outbreak was a serious event at the school, causing many absences. "medicineeventconditiondiseaseessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo occur, take place."The meeting will event next week. "eventactiontimeoutcomeprocessessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo be emitted or breathed out; to evaporate."The hot coffee is eventing steam. "environmentphysicschemistryessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo expose to the air, ventilate."To prepare for the school play, the stage crew had to event the backstage area to get rid of the musty smell. "environmentessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading