event

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

e·vent (ĭ-vĕntʹ)n.
1.
a. Something that takes place; an occurrence.
b. A significant occurrence or happening. See Synonyms at occurrence.
c. A social gathering or activity.
2. The final result; the outcome.
3. Sports. A contest or an item in a sports program.
4. Physics. A phenomenon or occurrence located at a single point in space-time, regarded as the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory.Idioms:at all events
In any case.in any event
In any case.in the event
If it should happen; in case. [Latin ēventus, from past participle of ēvenīre, to happen : ē-, ex-, ex- + venīre, to come; See gʷā- in Indo-European Roots.] e·ventʹless adj.

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