event

event
event
1. In the event of is a somewhat awkward prepositional phrase used in BrE to mean ‘if such-and-such (should happen)’. It is followed by a noun or verbal noun:

• The 12 members of the Basle central bankers' club have made reciprocal arrangements to make short-term loans to each other in the event of any currency coming under severe pressure —Times, 1968

• Every manned space flight…has a back-up crew, to replace the prime crew in the event of illness or death —R. Turnill, 1970

• In the event of a strike, it will not be able to fulfil its contract obligations —Birmingham Post, 2007.

The expression has picked up some bad vibes from its extended form in the unlikely event, familiar to air travellers from its euphemistic reference to danger: In the unlikely event of a landing on water….
2. In AmE, and in the language of law and business also in BrE, the phrase is in the event (that), used as a conjunction:

• A metal tubular structure over the cockpit which protects the driver in the event the car overturns —Publications of the American Dialect Society, 1964

• Parties should consider at the outset the payment of their advisers' fees in the event that the transaction aborts —D. J. Cooke, 1993.


Modern English usage. 2014.

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  • Event — est un mot anglais qui signifie évènement. Utilisé, en français dans le domaine de l art, il prend un sens particulier et précis. L event, en art contemporain, désigne une œuvre qui se caractérise par le fait que c est le spectateur qui la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Event — E*vent , n. [L. eventus, fr. evenire to happen, come out; e out + venire to come. See {Come}.] 1. That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad. The events of his early years. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Event — [ɪːˈvent] (dt. ‚Ereignis‘, von lat. eventus) steht für: eine Veranstaltung ein Ereignis zu Kommunikationszwecken, siehe Eventmarketing eine bestimmte transformierte Pflanzenzelle, siehe gentechnisch veränderte Pflanze ein geologisches Ereignis,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Event — E*vent , v. t. [F. [ e]venter to fan, divulge, LL. eventare to fan, fr., L. e out + ventus wind.] To break forth. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Event — The word event can have several meanings:In culture and social life:* Festival, for example a musical event * Ceremony, for example a marriage * Competition, for example a sports competition * Party, for example a birthday party * Convention… …   Wikipedia

  • ÉVENT — s. m. Altération causée par l impression de l air, dans les aliments ou dans les liqueurs, et qui en détruit, en affaiblit ou en corrompt le goût. Du lard qui sent l évent. Du vin qui sent l évent, qui a de l évent. ÉVENT, se prend, dans quelques …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • event — eventless, adj. /i vent /, n. 1. something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, esp. one of some importance. 2. the outcome, issue, or result of anything: The venture had no successful event. 3. something that occurs in a… …   Universalium

  • Évent — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Évent (homonymie). Évent d une baleine blanche, un cétacé à dent. En biologie, l évent correspond à la …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ÉVENT — n. m. Exposition au vent, à l’air. Mettre des marchandises, des hardes à l’évent. Par analogie, Donner de l’évent à une pièce de vin, Y donner de l’air en faisant une petite ouverture par en haut. Fig. et fam., Avoir la tête à l’évent, Avoir… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • event — See: IN ANY CASE or AT ALL EVENTS, IN ANY CASE also IN ANY EVENT or AT ALL EVENTS, IN CASE or IN THE EVENT, IN CASE OF also IN THE EVENT OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • event — See: IN ANY CASE or AT ALL EVENTS, IN ANY CASE also IN ANY EVENT or AT ALL EVENTS, IN CASE or IN THE EVENT, IN CASE OF also IN THE EVENT OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

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