event
noun/ɪˈvent/
Слово англійською: event
Переклад event українською: подія
Детальний опис
- a thing that happens, especially something important
- recent/current/world events
- The tragic events of last Monday occurred only 200 metres from the shore.
- Historians long ago established that the event never happened.
- TV viewers watched in horror as events unfolded.
- a dramatic turn of events (= change in what is happening)
- Everyone was frightened by the strange sequence of events.
- The police have reconstructed the chain of events leading to the murder.
- an unfortunate series of events
- Why should we believe his version of events (= description of what happened from his point of view)?
- The decisions we take now may influence the course of events (= the way things happen) in the future.
- In the normal course of events (= if things had happened as expected) she would have gone with him.
- He found that the report he had written had been overtaken by events (= it was no longer relevant).
- (medical) A minority of patients suffered adverse events, including heart attacks.
- a planned public or social occasion
- Is the city ready to host such a major sporting event?
- The hospital is organizing a special fundraising event.
- They were invited to attend the social event of the year.
- As always, the annual event will be held in the grounds of the house.
- Events are taking place throughout the summer to celebrate the city's centenary.
- one of the races or competitions in a sports programme
- The 800 metres is the fourth event of the afternoon.
- Local winners compete in a national event in September.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin eventus, from evenire ‘result, happen’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + venire ‘come’.
Idioms
after the event
- (British English) after something has happened
- I knew nothing about it until after the event.
be wise after the event
- (often disapproving) to understand something, or realize what you should have done, only after something has happened
- Anyone can be wise after the event.
a happy event
- (old-fashioned) the birth of a baby
in any event | at all events
- used to emphasize or show that something is true or will happen despite other circumstances synonym in any case
- I think she'll agree to do it but in any event, all she can say is ‘no’.
- I think the economy will recover in any event.
in the event
- when the situation actually happened
- I got very nervous about the exam, but in the event, I needn't have worried; it was really easy.
- In the event though, the dinner was a very entertaining affair.
in the event of something | in the event that something happens
- if something happens
- In the event of an accident, call this number.
- Sheila will inherit everything in the event of his death.
- In the unlikely event of a crash, please remain calm.
in that event
- if that happens
- In that event, we will have to reconsider our offer.