Event definition
Event is a noun meaning "something that happens at a given place and time." It has 4 meanings, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 5
- How common
- Everyday word
Event as a noun
something that happens at a given place and time
a special set of circumstances
"in that event, the first possibility is excluded"
Same sense: case
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
"he acted very wise after the event"
Same sense: issue, result, effect, outcome, consequence, upshot
Synonyms and antonyms
- case definition
- issue definition
- result definition
- effect
- outcome
- consequence
- upshot
How to say event
Event has 2 syllables and rhymes with went. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with event
EVENT in word games
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Anagrams
- 0
Is EVENT a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check EVENT in the word checker, or unscramble EVENT to see the shorter words in its letters.
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