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event

noun

Simple meaning

Something that happens, especially something important or planned

Pronunciation

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ihvehnt

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɪˈvɛnt

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. An occurrence; something that happens.

  2. A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)

  3. One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.

  4. An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: An occurrence; something that happens.

Used this way, event is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Phenomenon

single event

Possible

event handler

Other combinations

important eventgreat eventhistorical eventparticular event

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • eventfuladjectiveDerived adjective

    Full of events or incidents.

  • eventuallyadverbDerived adverb

    After an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • event plannernounCompound term

    Someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials).

  • dramatic eventnounCompound term

    An episode that is turbulent or highly emotional.

  • news eventnounCompound term

    A newsworthy event.

  • periodic eventnounCompound term

    An event that recurs at intervals.

  • diving eventnounCompound term

    An athletic competition that involves diving into water.

  • natural eventnounCompound term

    An event that happens.

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