A planned public or social occasion. The charity event raised thousands of dollars for the local hospital.
An occurrence, especially one of some importance. The discovery of the new species was a significant event in the field of biology.
A particular contest or item in a program of sports. The 100-meter dash is one of the most exciting events in track and field.
A phenomenon or occurrence located at a single point in space-time, in the context of physics. In the theory of relativity, an event is a point in the four-dimensional space-time continuum.
In probability theory, a set of outcomes of an experiment to which a probability is assigned. The event of drawing an ace from a standard deck has probability 4⁄52.