- event
- noun1 sth that happensADJECTIVE▪ big, great, important, major, significant▪ historic, key, landmark, life-changing, momentous, pivotal, seminal, watershed (esp. AmE)▪
Tonight's show looks back at the key events of the year.
▪ dramatic, remarkable▪ main▪ happy▪ cataclysmic, catastrophic, sad, stressful, tragic, traumatic▪ rare▪Outside big cities, murder is a rare event.
▪ current, recent▪in-depth articles related to current events
▪recent events in Saudi Arabia
▪ future▪our inability to forecast future events
▪ subsequent▪Subsequent events proved him wrong.
▪ historical, politicalVERB + EVENT▪ witness▪When the ship finally reached land, only a few of the crew were left to witness the event.
▪ record▪We had a huge party, and hired a photographer to record the event.
▪ describe, recount, relate▪Carter related the events of the past hour to him.
▪ recall, remember▪She tried to recall the events of the previous night.
▪ celebrate, commemorate, mark▪Today is the hospital's fiftieth anniversary, and there will be a party to mark the event.
EVENT + VERB▪ happen, occur, take place, unfold▪TV viewers watched in horror as events unfolded.
▪ lead to sth▪These events quickly led to confusion.
▪ lead up to sth▪The police are trying to establish a picture of events leading up to the killing.
PHRASES▪ a chain of events, a sequence of events, a series of events▪ the course of events▪Would it have been possible to change the course of events?
▪ in any event▪I think the economy will recover in any event.
▪ in the event▪In the event though, the dinner was a very entertaining affair.
▪ in the event of sth, in the event that …▪In the unlikely event of a crash, please remain calm.
2 planned social occasionADJECTIVE▪ big, important, landmark, main, major, special▪Their 1981 production was a landmark event.
▪ popular▪ prestigious▪The Birmingham meeting is one of the most prestigious events in the racing calendar.
▪ inaugural▪ international, national▪a new international art event
▪ annual, regular▪ charity▪They host frequent charity events in their home.
▪ gala▪a special opening-night gala event
▪ forthcoming (esp. BrE), upcoming (esp. AmE)▪Forthcoming events are listed on the back page of the local newspaper.
▪ fund-raising, musical, social, sporting▪ black-tie, formal▪a black-tie event at the Waldorf Astoria
VERB + EVENT▪ hold, organize, stage▪The event will be held in the grounds of the house.
▪ host▪We hosted a charitable event for a local organization.
▪ plan, schedule▪Forty such events are scheduled this year.
▪ publicize▪ attend, support▪I would like to thank everyone who attended our charity evening for supporting the event.
▪ sponsor▪They sponsored various community events.
▪ boycott▪Several leading players boycotted the event in protest.
EVENT + VERB▪ take place3 race/competitionADJECTIVE▪ big, main▪This race will be the main event of the afternoon.
▪ international, national▪Local winners compete in a national event in September.
▪ individual, team▪ men's, women's▪ field, track▪ distance, long-distance, middle-distance, sprint▪ backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle (all in swimming)▪ Olympic▪ one-day, two-day, etc.VERB + EVENT▪ enter, enter for, take part in▪A record number of teams have entered the event.
▪ win▪ host▪The Association hosted a special three-day sailing event.
EVENT + VERB▪ take place▪The team events will take place later this week.
PREPOSITION▪ in an/the event▪African runners swept the medals in the distance events.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
