An occurrence; something that happens.
In the event, he turned out to have what I needed anyway.
A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.
One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
An episode of severe health conditions.
A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
Some ineffectual action or speech, especially if intended to divert attention; nonsense.
Religious or supernatural phenomena one holds to be nonsense or mere trickery; superstitious mumbo-jumbo.
Some action carried out to bring about change as if by magic; a trick; sleight of hand, trickery.
A phrase used (by a stage magician, etc.) as a magical incantation to bring about some change: abracadabra, hey presto.