a thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance.

"the momentous political events of the late 1980s"

• a planned public or social occasion.

  "staff have been holding a number of events to raise money for charity"

  synonyms:

  occurrence, happening, proceeding, episode, incident, affair, circumstance, occasion, business, matter, experience, eventuality, phenomenon; More

• each of several particular contests making up a sports competition.

  "he repeated the success in the four-lap, 600 cc event"

  synonyms:

  competition, contest, tournament, round, heat, game, match, fixture, meet, meeting, encounter; More