in the event of

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Definitions of in the event of words

noun in the event of something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance. 1
noun in the event of the outcome, issue, or result of anything: The venture had no successful event. 1
noun in the event of something that occurs in a certain place during a particular interval of time. 1
noun in the event of Physics. in relativity, an occurrence that is sharply localized at a single point in space and instant of time. Compare world point. 1
noun in the event of Sports. any of the contests in a program made up of one sport or of a number of sports: The broad jump event followed the pole vault. 1
idioms in the event of in any event, regardless of what happens; in any case. Also, at all events. 1

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

1560-70; < Latin ēventus occurrence, outcome, equivalent to ēven(īre) to occur, come out + -tus suffix of v. action

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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