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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEvents
/ɪˈvɛnts/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Things that happen, especially significant occurrences.
"The annual festival is one of the most anticipated events in the city." - 2
A planned public or social occasion.
"She organized several events to raise funds for charity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'events' is derived from the Latin 'eventus', meaning 'outcome' or 'result', which evolved through Old French 'event' before entering Middle English. Over time, its meaning expanded to encompass occurrences or happenings, particularly those of significance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Events" is said worldwide
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Événements
Transliteration: Evénements
"Les événements de l'année dernière ont été mémorables."
Ereignisse
Transliteration: Ereignisse
"Die Ereignisse des Tages waren überraschend."
Eventi
Transliteration: Eventi
"Gli eventi culturali sono molto importanti per la comunità."
Eventos
Transliteration: Eventos
"Los eventos deportivos atraen a mucha gente."
Eventos
Transliteration: Eventos
"Os eventos na cidade são sempre bem organizados."
घटनाएँ
Transliteration: Ghatnayein
"पिछले साल की घटनाएँ बहुत महत्वपूर्ण थीं।"
事件
Transliteration: Shìjiàn
"去年的事件引起了广泛关注。"
사건
Transliteration: Sageon
"지난 해의 사건은 많은 사람들에게 영향을 미쳤습니다."
イベント
Transliteration: Ibento
"昨年のイベントは大成功でした。"
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