Definitions for event

(something that happens at a given place and time)

(a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled")

(a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory)

(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")