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event

event ˈvɛnt/ noun
plural events
event
ˈvɛnt/
noun
plural events
Britannica Dictionary definition of EVENT
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: something (especially something important or notable) that happens
see also current events
: a planned occasion or activity (such as a social gathering)
see also media event, nonevent
: any one of the contests in a sports program

at all events

or in any event
used to say that what is being said is true no matter what other things may or may not happen or be true

in the event

chiefly British
: when something that was planned or thought about actually happened

in the event of

: if (something) happens

in the event (that)

: if it happens that (something occurs) : if

overtaken by events

see overtake