Other forms: events
An event is something that happens, especially something planned. A sporting event, in the event of fire, a big event.
In the event of is the standard formula in warnings and contracts, meaning if that happens. In the event, on its own, means as it turned out. In physics an event is a point in space and time. Note that the Latin means a coming out, from evenire, to result.
1nouneventSomething that happens, especially something planned.
“The summer fair is the biggest event of the year in our village.”
event is an occurrence.
Latin eventus comes from evenire, to come out or result — ex plus venire, to come. Advent and convene come from the same coming.
Proto-Indo-European
*gʷem-
Latin
ēventus — an event, occurrence
Middle French
event
English, today
event
Built from
From Middle French event, from Latin ēventus (“an event, occurrence”), from ēveniō (“to happen, to fall out, to come out”), from ē (“out of, from”), short form of ex + veniō (“come”); related to venture, advent, convent, invent, convene, evene, etc.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA