| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
happen
hap
go on
pass off
occur
pass
fall out
come about
take place | come to pass, What is happening?, The meeting took place off without an incidence, Nothing occurred that seemed important |
happen materialize
materialise | come into being, become reality, Her dream really materialized |
happen befall
bechance | happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance, It happens that today is my birthday, These things befell (Santayana) |
| find happen chance bump encounter | come upon, as if by accident, meet with, We find this idea in Plato, I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here, She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day |
a fall upon d strike
come upon light upon
chance upon
come across chance on
happen upon
attain d discover
aa | find unexpectedly, the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb, she struck a goldmine, The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake |
| happen | chance to be or do something, without intention or causation, I happen to have just what you need! |
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 |