event
something that happens at a given place and time
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,014 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,924 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- something that happens at a given place and time
- a special set of circumstances also: case in that event, the first possibility is excludedit may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
- a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon also: consequence, effect, outcome, result, issue, upshot the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwisehis decision had depressing consequences for business
event in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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An unexpected event finished the work of forming her character.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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The happy event was celebrated by a salute of seventeen guns.
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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This event, however, took place, and the girls were practically unprovided for.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls · L. T. Meade · Chapter 1
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And yet an event had occurred more prodigious for her than the moving of a mountain.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Curiosity seekers have carried away already all that was left of the memorable event, even to pieces of charcoal.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1