event

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. something that happens at a given place and time (Freq. 62)
• Hypernyms:
psychological feature
• Hyponyms:
act, deed, human action, human activity, group action,
might-have-been, nonevent, happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event,
social event, miracle, migration, makeup, make-up, zap
• Instance Hyponyms:
Fall
2. a special set of circumstances (Freq. 6)
- in that event, the first possibility is excluded
- it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
• Syn:
case
• Hypernyms:
circumstance
3. a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time;
the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
• Topics:
relativity, theory of relativity, relativity theory, Einstein's theory of relativity
• Hypernyms:
physical phenomenon
4. 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
• Syn:
consequence, effect, outcome, result, issue, upshot
• Derivationally related forms:
eventuate, result (for: result), effect (for: effect), effectuate (for: effect), consequent (for: consequence)
• Hypernyms:
phenomenon
• Hyponyms:
offspring, materialization, materialisation, aftereffect, aftermath,
wake, backwash, bandwagon effect, brisance, butterfly effect, by-product,
byproduct, change, coattails effect, Coriolis effect, dent, domino effect,
harvest, impact, wallop, influence, knock-on effect, outgrowth,
branch, offshoot, offset, product, placebo effect, position effect,
repercussion, reverberation, response, side effect, fallout, spillover

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  consequence, effect, outcome, result, issue, upshot, case