Noun:
1: event something that happens at a given place and time
2: case, event a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
3: event a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
4: issue, event, outcome, consequence, upshot, result, effect 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"