Part 3977

<hw>E*vent"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>eventus</ets>, fr. <ets>evenire</ets> to happen, come out; <ets>e</ets> out + <ets>venire</ets> to come. See <er>Come</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad.</def> "The <i>events</i> of his early years."

<i>Macaulay.</i>

<blockquote>To watch quietly the course of <b>events</b>. <i>Jowett (Thucyd. )</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>There is one <b>event</b> to the righteous, and to the wicked. <i>Eccl. ix. 2.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An affair in hand; business; enterprise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Leave we him to his <i>events</i>."

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates.</def>

<blockquote>Dark doubts between the promise and <b>event</b>. <i>Young.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Incident; occurrence; adventure; issue; result; termination; consequence; conclusion.</syn> -- <usage><er>Event</er>, <er>Occurrence</er>, <er>Incident</er>, <er>Circumstance</er>. An <i>event</i> denotes that which arises from a preceding state of things. Hence we speak or watching the <i>event</i>; of tracing the progress of <i>events</i>. An <i>occurrence</i> has no reference to any antecedents, but simply marks that which <i>meets</i> us in our progress through life, as if by chance, or in the course of divine providence. The things which thus meet us, if important, are usually connected with antecedents; and hence <i>event</i> is the leading term. In the "Declaration of Independence" it is said, "When, in the cource of human <i>events</i>, it becomes necessary." etc. Here, <i>occurrences</i> would be out of place. An <i>incident</i> is that which <i>falls into</i> a state of things to which is does not primarily belong; as, the <i>incidents</i> of a journey. The term is usually applied to things of secondary importance. A <i>circumstance</i> is one of the things surrounding us in our path of life. These may differ greatly in importance; but they are always <i>outsiders</i>, which operate upon us from without, exerting greater or less influence according to their intrinsic importance. A person giving an account of a campaign might dwell on the leading <i>events</i> which it produced; might mention some of its striking <i>occurrences</i>; might allude to some remarkable <i>incidents</i> which attended it; and might give the details of the favorable or adverse <i>circumstances</i> which marked its progress.</usage><-- events which produced it? -->

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<h1>Event</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>E*vent"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>\'82venter</ets> to fan, divulge, LL. <ets>eventare</ets> to fan, fr., L. <ets>e</ets> out + <ets>ventus</ets> wind.]</ety> <def>To break forth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Eventerate</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>E*ven"ter*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>e</ets> out + <ets>venter</ets> the belly: cf. F. <ets>\'82venter</ets>.]</ety> <def>To rip open; todisembowel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir. T. Brown.</i>

<h1>Eventful</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>E*vent"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Full of, or rich in, events or incidents; <as>as, an <ex>eventful</ex> journey; an <ex>eventful</ex> period of history; an <ex>eventful</ex> period of life.</as></def>

<h1>Eventide</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>E"ven*tide`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>\'d6fent\'c6d</ets>. See <er>Tide</er>.]</ety> <def>The time of evening; evening.</def> <mark>[Poetic.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Eventilate</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>E*ven"ti*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>eventilatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>eventilare</ets> to fan. See <er>Ventilate</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To winnow out; to fan.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Cockeram.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To discuss; to ventilate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Eventilation</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>E*ven`ti*la"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of eventilating; discussion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>