| event | something that happens at a given place and time |
sale cutate sale
sales event | an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices, they held a sale to reduce their inventory, I got some great bargains at their annual sale |
| adverse opinion | an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States |
happening
occurrence
occurrent
natural event | an event that happens |
| social event | an event characteristic of persons forming groups |
drama
dramatic event | an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional |
periodic event
recurrent event | an event that recurs at intervals |
accident
stroke fortuity
chance event | anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause, winning the lottery was a happy accident, the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck, it was due to an accident or fortuity |
blessed event
happy event | the live birth of a child |
| news event | a newsworthy event |
| three-day event | an equestrian competition, the first day is dressage, the second is crossountry jumping, the third is stadium jumping |
diving
diving event | an athletic competition that involves diving into water |
| field event | a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track |
| track event | a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor) |
| swimming event | an athletic competition that involves swimming |
adverse witness
hostile witness | a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party, a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined |
| event planner | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) |
consequence
effect
outcome
result
event issue
upshot | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon, the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise, his decision had depressing consequences for business, he acted very wise after the event |
| event | a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time, the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory |
event
case | a special set of circumstances, in that event, the first possibility is excluded, it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled |
spacecraft event time
SCET | the coordinated universal time on board the spacecraft, SCET TRMOWLT |
adverse
contrary | in an opposing direction, adverse currents, a contrary wind |
adverse
inauspicious
untoward | contrary to your interests or welfare, adverse circumstances, made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions |
anyhow
anyway
anyways
in any case
at any rate
in any event | used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement, Anyhow, he is dead now, I think they're asleep, anyhow, they're quiet, I don't know what happened to it, anyway, it's gone, anyway, there is another factor to consider, I don't know how it started, in any case, there was a brief scuffle, in any event, the government faced a serious protest, but at any rate he got a knighthood for it |