Event — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that happens at a given place and time

a special set of circumstances

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻvˈɛnt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪvˈɛnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪvˈɛnt/

2 syllables Say it as /ᵻvˈɛnt/.

Examples

in that event, the first possibility is excluded
it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

issue effect result upshot case consequence outcome

Parts of Speech

noun	something that happens at a given place and time
noun	a special set of circumstances “in that event, the first possibility is excluded”
noun	a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
noun	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon “the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise”

Word Forms

consequent	adjective	following or accompanying as a consequence
effect	verb	act so as to bring into existence
effectuate	verb	produce
result	verb	have as a result or residue
eventuate	verb	come out in the end

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ereignis

etwas, das an einem bestimmten Ort und zu einer bestimmten Zeit passiert

🇫🇷French

événement

quelque chose qui se produit à un endroit et à un moment donnés

🇪🇸Spanish

evento

algo que sucede en un lugar y momento determinado

🇮🇹Italian

evento

qualcosa che accade in un dato luogo e momento

🇳🇱Dutch

evenement

iets dat op een bepaalde plaats en tijd gebeurt

🇵🇹Portuguese

evento

algo que acontece em um determinado lugar e hora

🇷🇺Russian

событие

что-то, что происходит в данном месте и времени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आयोजन

कुछ ऐसा जो किसी निश्चित स्थान और समय पर घटित होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘটনা

এমন কিছু যা একটি নির্দিষ্ট স্থানে এবং সময়ে ঘটে

🇮🇳Tamil

நிகழ்வு

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட இடத்தில் மற்றும் நேரத்தில் நடக்கும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

సంఘటన

ఇచ్చిన స్థలం మరియు సమయంలో జరిగేది

🇮🇳Marathi

कार्यक्रम

दिलेल्या ठिकाणी आणि वेळी घडणारे काहीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘટના

કંઈક કે જે આપેલ સ્થાન અને સમયે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಘಟನೆ

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವ ವಿಷಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംഭവം

ഒരു നിശ്ചിത സ്ഥലത്തും സമയത്തും സംഭവിക്കുന്ന ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਨਾ

ਕੁਝ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਸਥਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਸਮੇਂ 'ਤੇ ਵਾਪਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

واقعہ

کچھ جو ایک مقررہ جگہ اور وقت پر ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

事件

在特定地点和时间发生的事情

🇯🇵Japanese

イベント

特定の場所と時間に起こる何か

🇰🇷Korean

이벤트

주어진 장소와 시간에 일어나는 일

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kiện

một cái gì đó xảy ra tại một địa điểm và thời gian nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

เหตุการณ์

สิ่งที่เกิดขึ้น ณ สถานที่และเวลาที่กำหนด

🇮🇩Indonesian

peristiwa

sesuatu yang terjadi pada tempat dan waktu tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

kaganapan

isang bagay na nangyayari sa isang partikular na lugar at oras

🇲🇾Malay

peristiwa

sesuatu yang berlaku pada sesuatu tempat dan masa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حدث

شيء يحدث في مكان وزمان معين

🇮🇷Persian

رویداد

چیزی که در یک مکان و زمان مشخص اتفاق می افتد

🇹🇷Turkish

etkinlik

belirli bir yerde ve zamanda gerçekleşen bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִקרֶה

משהו שקורה במקום ובזמן נתון

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The primary meaning of 'event' is 'something that happens at a given place and time'.

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