The Wordsmith Dictionary

e ven tu al i ty |iˌvenCHo͞oˈalitē ɪventʃuˈæləti | ▶noun ( pl. eventualities ) a possible event or outcome: you must be prepared for all eventualities.

eventually

e ven tu al ly |iˈvenCHo͞oəlē əˈvɛn (t )ʃ (əw )əli | ▶adverb [ sentence adverb ] in the end, esp. after a long delay, dispute, or series of problems: eventually, after midnight, I arrived at the hotel.

eventuate

e ven tu ate |iˈvenCHo͞oˌāt ɪˈventʃueɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] formal occur as a result: you never know what might eventuate. • (eventuate in ) lead to as a result: circumstances that eventuate in crime. DERIVATIVES e ven tu a tion |iˌvenCHo͞oˈāSHən |noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from event, on the pattern of actuate .

Oxford Dictionary

Even

Even |eɪˈvɛn | ▶noun ( pl. same ) 1 a member of an indigenous people living in the Kamchatka peninsula of eastern Siberia. 2 [ mass noun ] the language of the Even, a Tungusic language with about 6,000 speakers, closely related to Evenki. ▶adjective relating to the Even or their language.

even

even 1 |ˈiːv (ə )n | ▶adjective ( evener, evenest ) 1 flat and smooth: prepare the site, then lay an even bed of mortar. • in the same plane or line; level: run a file along the saw to make all of the teeth even with each other. 2 equal in number, amount, or value: an even gender balance among staff and students. • equally balanced: the first half of the match was fairly even. • having little variation in quality; regular: they travelled at an even and leisurely pace. • (of a person's temper or disposition ) equable; calm: she was known to have an even temper and to be difficult to rile. 3 (of a number, such as 2, 6, or 108 ) divisible by two without a remainder. • bearing a number that is divisible by two without a remainder: headers can be placed on odd or even pages or both. ▶verb make or become even: [ with obj. ] : she cut the hair again to even up the ends. ▶adverb used to emphasize something surprising or extreme: they have never even heard of the United States | they wore fur hats, even in summer. • used in comparisons for emphasis: he knows even less about it than I do. PHRASES even as at the very same time as: even as he spoke their baggage was being unloaded. an even break informal a fair chance: the fact is suckers never get an even break. an even chance an equal likelihood of success or failure: the team has an even chance of winning. even if despite the possibility that; no matter whether: always try everything even if it turns out to be a dud. • despite the fact that: he is a great President, even if he has many enemies. even now (or then ) 1 now (or then ) as well as before: even now, after all these years, it upsets me. 2 in spite of what has (or had ) happened: even then he never raised his voice to me. 3 at this (or that ) very moment: very likely you are even now picking up the telephone to ring. even so in spite of that; nevertheless: not the most exciting of places, but even so I was having a good time. even though despite the fact that: even though he was bigger, he never looked down on me. get (or be ) even informal inflict similar trouble or harm on someone to that which they have inflicted on oneself: I'll get even with you for this. of even date Law or formal of the same date. on an even keel (of a ship or aircraft ) not listing or tilting to one side. • (of a person or situation ) functioning normally after a period of difficulty: getting her life back on to an even keel after their break-up had been difficult. DERIVATIVES evenly adverb, evenness |ˈiːv (ə )nnɪs |noun ORIGIN Old English efen (adjective ), efne (adverb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch even, effen and German eben .

even

even 2 |ˈiːv (ə )n | ▶noun archaic or literary the end of the day; evening: bring it to my house this even. ORIGIN Old English ǣfen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch avont and German Abend .

even-aged

even-aged ▶adjective Forestry (of woodland ) composed of trees of approximately the same age.

even-handed

even-handed ▶adjective fair and impartial in treatment or judgement: an even-handed approach to industrial relations. DERIVATIVES even-handedly adverb, even-handedness noun

evening

even |ing |ˈiːv (ə )nɪŋ | ▶noun the period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime: it was seven o'clock in the evening | [ as modifier ] : the evening meal. • an evening characterized by a particular event or activity: some pubs hold Irish music evenings. • [ as modifier ] prescribed by fashion as suitable for relatively formal social events held in the evening: a couple in evening dress. ▶adverb ( evenings ) informal in the evening; every evening: Saturday evenings he invariably fell asleep. ▶exclamation informal short for good evening. ORIGIN Old English ǣfnung ‘dusk falling, the time around sunset ’, from ǣfnian ‘approach evening ’, from ǣfen (see even 2 ).

evening class

even |ing class ▶noun a class held in the evening, forming part of a course for adults.

eveninger

eveninger |ˈiːv (ə )nɪŋə | ▶noun Indian informal an evening newspaper: interviews in a Mumbai eveninger.

evening gown

eve ning gown ▶noun a long, elegant dress suitable for wearing on formal occasions.

evening grosbeak

eve ning gros beak ▶noun a grosbeak native to North America, with yellow coloring. [Coccothraustes vespertinus. ]

evening paper

even |ing paper ▶noun a newspaper published after about midday.

evening prayer

even |ing pray ¦er ▶noun (usu. evening prayers ) a formal act of worship held in the evening. • (in the Anglican Church ) the service of evensong.

evening primrose

even |ing prim |rose ▶noun a plant with pale yellow flowers that open in the evening and yielding seeds from which a medicinal oil is extracted. ●Genus Oenothera, family Onagraceae: numerous species.

evening star

even |ing star ▶noun (the evening star ) the planet Venus, seen shining in the western sky after sunset.

evening suit

even |ing suit ▶noun a man's formal suit to be worn in the evening.

evening wear

eve ning wear ▶noun clothing, esp. for women, that is suitable for formal social occasions. the fifth floor is beginning to fill with men in dark suits and women in evening wear.

Evenki

Evenki |eɪˈvɛnki | ▶noun ( pl. same or Evenkis ) 1 a member of an indigenous people living scattered through the wastes of northern Siberia. Also called Tungus. 2 [ mass noun ] the Tungusic language of the Evenki, which has about 15,000 speakers. ▶adjective relating to the Evenki or their language.

even money

even money ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in betting ) odds offering an equal chance of winning or losing, with the amount won being the same as the stake: players bet on each throw for even money | [ as modifier ] : Romany King swept past the even-money favourite Paco's Boy. • [ as modifier ] (of a chance ) equally likely to happen or not; fifty-fifty: above those engines there was an even-money chance of being heard.

evens

evens |ˈiːv (ə )nz | ▶plural noun Brit. another term for even money: the colt was 4-6 favourite after opening at evens .

evensong

even |song |ˈiːv (ə )nsɒŋ | ▶noun (in the Christian Church ) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form, especially that of the Anglican Church: choral evensong. ORIGIN Old English ǣfensang, originally applied to the pre-Reformation service of vespers (see even 2, song ).

even-steven

even-steven (also even-stevens ) ▶adjective & adverb informal used in reference to fair and equal competition or distribution of resources: [ as adv. ] : I split the money with my wife even-steven. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: rhyming phrase, used as an intensive.

event

event |ɪˈvɛnt | ▶noun 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. • each of several particular contests making up a sports competition: he repeated the success in the four-lap, 600 cc event. • Physics a single occurrence of a process, e.g. the ionization of one atom. PHRASES in any event (or at all events ) whatever happens or may have happened: in any event, I was not in a position to undertake such a task. in the event as it turns (or turned ) out: he was sent on this important and, in the event, quite fruitless mission. in the event of —— if —— happens: this will reduce the chance of serious injury in the event of an accident. in the event that if; should it happen that: he planned to start a business, in the event that he lost his job. in that event if that happens: in that event, the US would incline toward a lifting of the arms embargo. DERIVATIVES eventless adjective, eventlessness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin eventus, from evenire ‘result, happen ’, from e- (variant of ex- )‘out of ’ + venire ‘come ’.

event creation

even-tempered

even-tempered ▶adjective not easily annoyed or made angry: he was a gentle and even-tempered man.

eventer

event ¦er |ɪˈvɛntə | ▶noun Brit. a horse or rider that takes part in eventing. ORIGIN 1970s: from event, in three-day event (see eventing ).

eventful

event |ful |ɪˈvɛntfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶adjective marked by interesting or exciting events: his long and eventful life. DERIVATIVES eventfully adverb, eventfulness noun

event horizon

event hori |zon ▶noun Astronomy a notional boundary around a black hole beyond which no light or other radiation can escape. • a point of no return: we're nearing the event horizon of the presidential election.

eventide

even |tide |ˈiːv (ə )ntʌɪd | ▶noun archaic or literary the end of the day; evening: the moonflower opens its white, trumpet-like flowers at eventide . ORIGIN Old English ǣfentīd (see even 2, tide ).

eventing

event |ing |ɪˈvɛntɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an equestrian sport in which competitors must take part in each of several contests, usually cross-country, dressage, and showjumping. ORIGIN 1960s: from event, in three-day event, horse trials held on three consecutive days.

eventive

eventive |ɪˈvɛntɪv | ▶adjective Linguistics (of the subject or object of a sentence ) denoting an event.

even-toed ungulate

even-toed un ¦gu |late ▶noun a hoofed mammal of an order which includes the ruminants, camels, pigs, and hippopotamuses. Mammals of this group have either two or four toes on each foot. Compare with odd-toed ungulate. ●Order Artiodactyla: three suborders. See also ruminant, tylopod .

eventual

eventual |ɪˈvɛn (t )ʃʊəl | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] occurring or existing at the end of or as a result of a process or period of time: it's impossible to predict the eventual outcome of the competition. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to an event or events ’): from Latin eventus (see event ), on the pattern of actual .

eventuality

even ¦tu |al ¦ity |ɪˌvɛn (t )ʃʊˈalɪti | ▶noun ( pl. eventualities ) a possible event or outcome: be prepared for all eventualities.

eventually

even ¦tu |al ¦ly |ɪˈvɛntʃuəli | ▶adverb [ sentence adverb ] in the end, especially after a long delay, dispute, or series of problems: eventually, after midnight, I arrived at the hotel.

eventuate

eventuate |ɪˈvɛn (t )ʃʊeɪt, -tjʊ -| ▶verb [ no obj. ] formal occur as a result: you never know what might eventuate. • (eventuate in ) lead to as a result: circumstances that eventuate in crime. DERIVATIVES eventuation |-ˈeɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late 18th cent. (originally US ): from event, on the pattern of actuate .

American Oxford Thesaurus

even

even adjective 1 an even surface: flat, smooth, uniform, featureless; unbroken, undamaged; level, plane. ANTONYMS bumpy. 2 an even temperature: uniform, constant, steady, stable, consistent, unvarying, unchanging, regular. ANTONYMS variable, irregular. 3 they all have an even chance: equal, the same, identical, like, alike, similar, comparable, parallel. ANTONYMS unequal. 4 the score was even: tied, drawn, level, all square, balanced; neck and neck; informal even-steven. ANTONYMS unequal. 5 an even disposition: even-tempered, balanced, stable, equable, placid, calm, composed, poised, cool, relaxed, easy, imperturbable, unexcitable, unruffled, untroubled; informal together, laid-back, unflappable. ANTONYMS excitable, moody. ▶verb 1 the canal bottom was evened out : flatten, level (off /out ), smooth (off /out ), plane; make uniform, make regular. 2 even up the portions: equalize, make equal, balance, square; standardize, regularize, homogenize. ▶adverb 1 it got even colder: still, yet, more, all the more. 2 even the best hitters missed the ball: surprisingly, unexpectedly, paradoxically. 3 she is afraid, even ashamed, to ask for help: indeed, you could say, veritably, in truth, actually, or rather; dated nay. 4 she could not even afford food: not so much as, hardly, barely, scarcely. PHRASES even as we laugh even as we empathize with his discomfort: while, whilst, as, just as, at the very time that, during the time that. even so I feel better, but the doubts persist even so: nevertheless, nonetheless, all the same, just the same, anyway, anyhow, still, yet, however, notwithstanding, despite that, in spite of that, for all that, be that as it may, in any event, at any rate; informal anyhoo, anyways. get even Waite thinks he's struck the final blow, but I'll get even: have one's revenge, avenge oneself, take vengeance, even the score, settle the score, hit back, give as good as one gets, pay someone back, repay someone, reciprocate, retaliate, take reprisals, exact retribution; give someone their just deserts; informal give someone a taste of their own medicine, settle someone's hash; literary be revenged.

even-handed

even-handed adjective for reasons we have yet to analyze, our older teachers are far more even-handed than the younger ones: fair, just, equitable, impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced, nonpartisan, nondiscriminatory; disinterested, detached, objective, neutral. ANTONYMS biased.

evening

evening noun they met in town nearly every evening: night, late afternoon, end of day, close of day; twilight, dusk, nightfall, sunset, sundown; literary eve, eventide, evenfall, gloaming.

event

event noun 1 an annual event: occurrence, happening, proceeding, incident, affair, circumstance, occasion, phenomenon; function, gathering; informal bash. 2 the team lost the event: competition, contest, tournament, round, heat, match, fixture; race, game, bout. PHRASES in any event we may not join you for dinner, but in any event we'll see you at the theater: regardless, whatever happens, come what may, no matter what, at any rate, in any case, anyhow, anyway, even so, still, nevertheless, nonetheless; informal anyways, anyhoo. in the event in the event, they squabbled and the plan fell through: as it turned out, as it happened, in the end; as a result, as a consequence.

even-tempered

even-tempered adjective he was secretly and deeply envious of anyone with a loving and even-tempered father: serene, calm, composed, tranquil, relaxed, easygoing, mellow, unworried, untroubled, unruffled, imperturbable, placid, equable, stable, level-headed; informal unflappable, together, laid-back. ANTONYMS excitable.

eventful

eventful adjective a long and eventful day: busy, action-packed, full, lively, active, hectic, strenuous; momentous, significant, important, historic, consequential, fateful. ANTONYMS dull.

eventual

eventual adjective the eventual outcome of the competition: final, ultimate, concluding, closing, end; resulting, ensuing, consequent, subsequent.

eventuality

eventuality noun it is impossible to anticipate every eventuality: event, incident, occurrence, happening, development, phenomenon, situation, circumstance, case, contingency, chance, likelihood, possibility, probability; outcome, result.

eventually

eventually adverb the culprit will be caught eventually: in the end, in due course, by and by, in time, after some time, after a bit, finally, at last, over the long haul; ultimately, in the long run, at the end of the day, one day, some day, sometime, at some point, sooner or later.

eventuate

eventuate verb formal 1 you never know what might eventuate. See happen (sense 1 ). 2 the fight eventuated in his death: result in, end in, lead to, give rise to, bring about, cause.

Oxford Thesaurus

even

even adjective 1 it is easier to print on an even surface: flat, smooth, uniform, featureless, unbroken, undamaged, unwrinkled; level, levelled, plane, flush, true; informal (as ) flat as a pancake; technical planar; rare homaloidal. ANTONYMS uneven, bumpy. 2 electric fan ovens have a more even temperature than gas: uniform, constant, steady, stable, consistent, changeless, unvarying, unchanging, unwavering, unfluctuating, unaltering, regular. ANTONYMS variable, irregular. 3 all participants are given an even chance: equal, the same, much the same, identical, like, alike, similar, to the same degree, comparable, commensurate, corresponding, parallel, on a par, on an equal footing, evenly matched; informal even-steven (s ). ANTONYMS unequal. 4 he played a perfect ball to keep the score even: level, drawn, tied, all square, balanced, on a par, on an equal footing; neck and neck, nip and tuck, with nothing to choose between them; Brit. level pegging; informal even-steven (s ). ANTONYMS unequal, uneven. 5 the child was of an even disposition: even-tempered, well balanced, stable, equable, placid, serene, calm, composed, poised, tranquil, cool, {cool, calm, and collected }, cool-headed, relaxed, easy, imperturbable, unexcitable, unruffled, unflustered, unagitated, unworried, untroubled, unbothered; informal together, laid-back, unflappable, unfazed; rare equanimous. ANTONYMS moody; excitable. PHRASES get even he has been wronged and he has sworn to get even: have one's revenge, take one's revenge, be revenged, revenge oneself, avenge oneself, take vengeance, even the score, settle accounts, settle the score, hit back, give as good as one gets, return tit for tat, return like for like, pay someone back, repay someone, reciprocate, retaliate, take reprisals, exact retribution, demand an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth; give someone their just deserts, let someone see how it feels; informal get back at someone, get one's own back, give someone a taste of their own medicine, give someone their comeuppance, fix someone, sort someone out, settle someone's hash, cook someone's goose. ▶verb 1 the canal bottom was evened out : flatten, make flat, make level, level, level off, level out, smooth, smooth out, smooth off, make flush, plane, make uniform, make regular. 2 the union wants to even up the differences in wages: equalize, make equal, make even, make level, level up, make the same, balance, square; make uniform, make comparable, standardize, regularize; rare equilibrize. ▶adverb 1 the weather became even colder: still, yet, more so, all the more, all the greater, to a greater extent. 2 even the best hitters missed the ball: surprisingly, unexpectedly, paradoxically, though it may seem strange, believe it or not, as it happens. 3 she is too afraid, even ashamed, to ask for help: indeed, you could say, possibly, more precisely, veritably, in truth, actually, or rather, nay. 4 she couldn't even afford the essentials: so much as, hardly, barely, scarcely. PHRASES even as we laugh even as we empathize with his discomfort: while, whilst, as, at the (same ) time that, just as, at the very time that, at the very moment that, exactly when, during the time that. even so I feel better, but the doubts persist even so: nevertheless, nonetheless, all the same, just the same, anyway, anyhow, still, yet, however, notwithstanding, despite that, in spite of that, for all that, be that as it may, in any event, at any rate; informal still and all; archaic withal, natheless, howbeit.

even-handed

even-handed adjective teachers must have an even-handed approach towards both sexes: fair, just, equitable, impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced, non-partisan, non-discriminatory; disinterested, dispassionate, detached, uninvolved, objective, neutral, impersonal, fair-minded, open-minded, with no axe to grind. ANTONYMS unfair; biased.

evening

evening noun 1 he came over to see me one evening: night, late afternoon, end of day, close of day; twilight, dusk, nightfall, sunset, sundown; literary eve, even, eventide, evenfall, gloaming. ANTONYMS morning. 2 the evening of her life: latter part, last part, latter stage, close, end, later years, declining years; autumn. ANTONYMS springtime. WORD LINKS evening vespertine relating to evening Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

event

event noun 1 the school trip was an annual event: occurrence, happening, proceeding, episode, incident, affair, circumstance, occasion, business, matter, experience, eventuality, phenomenon; function, gathering, get-together, jamboree; informal bash, do, jolly, shindig, shindy. 2 the British team lost the event: competition, contest, tournament, round, heat, game, match, fixture, meet, meeting, encounter; race, bout, fight; play-off, replay, rematch; Canadian & Scottish playdown; N. Amer. split; informal, dated mill; archaic tourney. PHRASES in any event /at all events he is going to prison in any event, guilty plea or not: regardless, regardless of what happens, whatever happens, come what may, no matter what, at any rate, in any case, anyhow, anyway, even so, still, nevertheless, nonetheless; informal still and all; N. Amer. informal anyways; archaic howbeit, natheless. in the event in the event, they squabbled and the plan fell through: as it turned out, as it happened, in the end; as the outcome, as a result, as a consequence, as an effect.

even-tempered

even-tempered adjective Russell was a gentle and even-tempered man: serene, calm, composed, poised, tranquil, relaxed, easy-going, mild, mellow, unworried, untroubled, unbothered, unruffled, unflustered, unexcitable, imperturbable, placid, equable, stable, well balanced, level-headed; informal unflappable, together, laid-back, unfazed; rare equanimous. ANTONYMS excitable, unstable.

eventful

eventful adjective it had been a long and eventful day: busy, event-filled, action-packed, full, lively, active, hectic, strenuous; momentous, significant, noteworthy, notable, remarkable, outstanding, important, crucial, critical, historic, consequential, fateful, decisive. ANTONYMS dull, uneventful.

eventual

eventual adjective the eventual outcome of the competition: final, ultimate, concluding, closing, endmost, end, terminal; resulting, ensuing, consequent, subsequent.

eventuality

eventuality noun it is impossible to anticipate every eventuality: event, incident, occurrence, happening, development, phenomenon, thing, situation, circumstance, case, contingency, chance, likelihood, possibility, probability; outcome, result, upshot; rare fortuity.

eventually

eventually adverb eventually we arrived at a small town | the offender will be allowed out eventually: in the end, in due course, by and by, in time, after some time, after a period of time, after a long time, after a bit, finally, at last, at long last; ultimately, in the long run, in the fullness of time, at some point in the future, at a future date, at the end of the day, one day, one of these fine days, some day, sometime, in time to come, sooner or later, when all is said and done. ANTONYMS immediately; never.

eventuate

eventuate verb rare 1 you never know what might eventuate: happen, occur, take place, chance to happen, arise, emerge, come about, transpire, materialize, appear, surface, crop up, spring up, present itself; ensue, follow, result, develop, supervene, be the result, be the consequence; N. Amer. informal go down; literary come to pass, befall, betide, bechance; archaic hap, arrive. 2 the fight eventuated in the death of Mr Gonzales: result in, end in, have as a result, have as a consequence, lead to, give rise to, bring about, cause.

Duden Dictionary

Event

Event Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum Jargon , der oder das |iˈvɛnt |das oder der Event; Genitiv: des Events, Plural: die Events englisch event < altfranzösisch event < lateinisch eventus, zu: eventum, 2. Partizip von: evenire = heraus-, hervorkommen; sich zutragen, ereignen besonderes Ereignis

Eventail

Even tail Substantiv, Neutrum , das |evãˈtaːj |das Eventail; Genitiv: des Eventails, Plural: die Eventails lateinisch-französisch Fächermuster auf Bucheinbänden

Eventgastronomie

Event gas t ro no mie , Event gas tro no mie Substantiv, feminin , die |Ev e ntgastronomie |gastronomischer Betrieb, in dem die Gäste im Verlauf der Mahlzeit mit künstlerischen Darbietungen unterhalten werden

Eventration

Even t ra ti on , Even tra ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Eventrati o n |die Eventration; Genitiv: der Eventration, Plural: die Eventrationen lateinisch-neulateinisch 1 Medizin das Heraustreten der Baucheingeweide nach operativem Bauchschnitt oder nach schwerer Verletzung der Bauchdecke; größerer Bauchbruch 2 Eviszeration

eventual

even tu al Adjektiv selten |eventu a l | eventuell

Eventual…

Even tu al …Präfix |Eventu a l …|lateinisch möglicherweise eintretend, für mögliche Sonderfälle bestimmt

Eventualabstimmung

Even tu al ab stim mung Substantiv, feminin schweizerisch , die |Eventu a labstimmung |Vorabstimmung bei mehreren Anträgen

Eventualantrag

Even tu al an trag Substantiv, maskulin schweizerische Rechtssprache , der |Eventu a lantrag |zu eventuell Neben-, Hilfsantrag, der für den Fall gestellt wird, dass der Hauptantrag abgewiesen wird einen Eventualantrag stellen

Eventualbudget

Even tu al bud get Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Eventu a lbudget | vgl. Eventualhaushalt

Eventualdolus

Even tu al do lus , der Dolus eventualis |Eventu a ldolus |

Eventualfall

Even tu al fall Substantiv, maskulin , der |Eventu a lfall |möglicherweise eintretender Fall etwas ist für den Eventualfall bestimmt

Eventualhaushalt

Even tu al haus halt Substantiv, maskulin Politik , der |Eventu a lhaushalt |Posten im Bundeshaushaltsplan, der nötigenfalls zur Wirtschaftsförderung in Anspruch genommen werden kann

Eventualität

Even tu a li tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Eventualit ä t |die Eventualität; Genitiv: der Eventualität, Plural: die Eventualitäten eventueller Fall für alle Eventualitäten gerüstet sein | auf jede Eventualität , auf alle Eventualitäten gefasst sein

Eventualquote

Even tu al quo te Substantiv, feminin , die |Eventu a lquote |die Eventualquote; Genitiv: der Eventualquote, Plural: die Eventualquoten (Lotterie ) Quote bei Pferdewetten für ein Pferd, das hätte Sieger werden können

eventuell

even tu ell Adverb |eventu e ll |zu: eventuell unter Umständen; vielleicht

eventuell

even tu ell Adjektiv |eventu e ll |französisch éventuel, zu lateinisch eventus = Ausgang; Zufall, Ereignis, zu: evenire (2. Partizip: eventum ) = herauskommen; eintreffen, sich ereignen möglicherweise eintretend, unter Umständen möglich Abkürzung: evtl. für eventuelle Notfälle

French Dictionary

évènement

évènement ou événement n. m. nom masculin 1 Fait marquant. : Un évènement historique. Les évènements du 11 septembre 2001. Note Typographique Les noms d ’évènements historiques sont des noms propres. Le nom caractéristique s ’écrit avec une majuscule ainsi que l ’adjectif qui le précède. Mai 68, l ’Inquisition, la Libération, la Révolution de 1789, la crise d ’Octobre, la Révolution tranquille, la Grande Guerre. 2 Circonstance. : Ils sont dépassés par les évènements. Note Technique L ’orthographe évènement, qui respecte la prononciation, a été admise par l ’Académie française. Elle est de plus en plus courante. LOCUTION Attendre un heureux évènement. Attendre un enfant. FORME FAUTIVE à tout évènement. Calque de « at all events » pour quoi qu ’il arrive, dans tous les cas, peu importe. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom avènement, arrivée, début.

évènementiel

évènementiel ou événementiel , ielle adj. adjectif Qui se limite à décrire les évènements. : Un récit évènementiel.

évent

évent n. m. nom masculin technique Orifice d ’échappement. Note Orthographique éven t.

éventail

éventail n. m. nom masculin 1 Accessoire avec lequel on agite l ’air pour se rafraîchir. : Des éventails peints à la main. 2 figuré Ensemble d ’éléments d ’une même catégorie. : L ’éventail des prix. FORME FAUTIVE éventail. Archaïsme au sens de ventilateur.

éventaire

éventaire n. m. nom masculin Étalage sommaire de marchandises. : Les éventaires des marchands de fruits et de légumes. SYNONYME étal . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom inventaire, dénombrement de produits.

éventer

éventer v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Donner du vent à quelqu ’un. : Évente-moi un peu, j ’ai très chaud. 2 figuré Révéler. : Éventer (et non *éventrer ) un complot. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le verbe éventrer, ouvrir le ventre de. verbe pronominal 1 Perdre son parfum, son goût à l ’air. : Ces fines herbes se sont éventées. 2 Se rafraîchir en agitant l ’air. : La belle dame s ’éventait gracieusement. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Claudette s ’est éventée avec son bel éventail de Séville. LOCUTION Éventer la mèche. Révéler un secret. aimer

éventrer

éventrer v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Ouvrir le ventre de. : Grand-maman n ’aime pas éventrer les poissons pour les nettoyer avant la cuisson. 2 figuré Faire une large déchirure à. : Éventrer un matelas. SYNONYME ouvrir . 1 S ’ouvrir le ventre. : Ce malheureux s ’est éventré sur une herse. 2 Se déchirer et laisser échapper son contenu. : Ce paquet mal ficelé s ’est éventré. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Cette enveloppe s ’est éventrée. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le verbe éventer, donner du vent à. aimer

éventualité

éventualité n. f. nom féminin Évènement futur possible, mais incertain. : L ’éventualité d ’une hausse des taux d ’intérêt inquiète les investisseurs. SYNONYME hypothèse ; possibilité . LOCUTIONS Dans l ’éventualité où Si. : Dans l ’éventualité où elle accepterait, nous sommes prêts. Parer à toute éventualité. Prendre les précautions nécessaires pour s ’adapter aux circonstances.

éventuel

éventuel , elle adj. adjectif Possible. : Une éventuelle candidature. SYNONYME hypothétique .

éventuellement

éventuellement adv. adverbe Le cas échéant. : Ces documents pourront servir éventuellement. FORME FAUTIVE éventuellement. Anglicisme au sens de plus tard, un jour ou l ’autre, ultimement.

Spanish Dictionary

evento

evento nombre masculino 1 Suceso imprevisto :gracias a su buena preparación, pudo hacer frente al evento en cuestión .2 Acontecimiento, especialmente si es de cierta importancia :era la primera vez que el estadio albergaba un evento musical .

eventual

eventual adjetivo 1 Que no es seguro, fijo o regular, o que está sujeto a diversas circunstancias :la zona carece de un sistema de protección ciudadana ante eventuales accidentes o atentados; fue acusado de poner en peligro la eventual liberación de los rehenes por unas declaraciones; realizaba trabajos eventuales con los que ayudaba a su familia y le permitían costearse sus estudios .2 adjetivo /nombre común [trabajador ] Que no forma parte de la plantilla de una empresa y presta sus servicios temporalmente en ella :el sector público aumentó la contratación de personal eventual en 6 100 personas; en la encuesta se contempla el caso de los empleados eventuales; la contratación de eventuales aumentó en un 15,5 \%.

eventualidad

eventualidad nombre femenino 1 Cualidad de eventual :la eventualidad de mi situación laboral no me permite hacer grandes inversiones .2 Suceso que puede suceder o no, especialmente un problema que se plantea de forma imprevista :surgió una eventualidad que retrasó el proyecto; sólo reaccionó cuando tuvo conciencia de la eventualidad de un contagio .SINÓNIMO contingencia .

eventualmente

eventualmente adverbio De forma eventual :solicitó después permiso de la señora para alojar eventualmente a la sobrina en la casa .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

even

e ven 1 /íːv (ə )n /〖原義は「平らな」〗副詞比較なし 1 …(で )さえ, …でも , …すら , …だって (!(1 )通例evenではなく強調しようとする語句に強勢を置く; ↓語法 . (2 )予期しない意外な内容であることを暗示 ) ▸ Even a child can do it .子供でもそれくらいできる (!evenを含む語句は文末に添えられることがある:Everybody can do it ―even [╳also ] a child. だれだってそれくらいできる, 子供だってだ. なお, alsoでは意外性を表せない ) ▸ You don't even know .君にわかってたまるか ▸ I didn't even think of going to Europe .私はヨーロッパに行くことなど考えもしなかった ▸ Don't even look like something [think about it ]!そんなそぶりを見せるな [そんなことを考えるな ] (!文脈から明らかな場合Don 't even. (やめろ ) のように省略されることがある ) ▸ The owl can see its prey even in the dark .フクロウは暗やみでも獲物が見える ▸ She didn't stop once, not even for a rest .彼女は一度も途中で動きを止めなかった, 休憩のためでさえ (!否定文に添える場合はnotも添える ) ▸ I don't feel even a little bit of envy .うらやましいという気持ちなどこれっぽっちもない (!｟コーパス｠しばしばa little (bit ), a few, a single, a couple, a hint, slight (est ), small (est )など少ない数量を表す語句と共に ) ▸ I will have to wait until 2008 (, ) or even 2009 .2008年まで, あるいは2009年までも待たねばならないだろう語法 evenの位置 1 ｟書｠では通例強調しようとする語句の前に置かれる ▸ Even her father says that she is wrong .(可愛がっている )彼女の父親までも彼女が間違っていると言っている ▸ Her father even says that she is wrong .彼女の父親は彼女が間違っていると (考えているだけでなく )口に出してまで言っている (!動詞を修飾する場合, 一般動詞ではその前, 助動詞やbe動詞ではその後に置かれる ) 2 ｟話｠では強調しようとする語に強勢が置かれるためその前以外の位置も可能. 特にMark even gave his daughter a new bike. のような文中の位置では, Mark, gave, his, daughter, new, bikeなどに強勢を置いて強調関係にあることを示すことが可能. ただし, 文頭のevenは通例直後の語句を修飾し, 強勢によってほかの語句を修飾することは不可能で, Even Mark gave his daughter a new bike. の文で強調できるのはMarkのみとなる .3 ｟くだけて｠では文尾に置かれることがある ▸ Many of my students are in their 20s, one or two in their 30s even .私の学生の多くは20代だが, 1人か2人は30代の人もいる .4 ｟比較的まれ｠だが強調しようとする語句の直後に挿入されることがあり, その際｟話｠では前後に小休止, ｟書｠ではコンマで挟まれる ▸ She gave the ring, even , to Susan .彼女はスーザンにその指輪さえやってしまった 2 〖比較級を強調して〗さらに , ずっと , いっそう (still 1, yet )▸ You look even better today than yesterday .今日は昨日にも増していっそう調子よく見えるよ .語法通常であれば -erを付けて比較級を作る形容詞も, evenで修飾されるとmoreで比較級を作ることに抵抗が少なくなる ▸ She's even more funny than I am .彼女は私よりずっと愉快な人だ 3 実際 , いやむしろ … (!直前の言葉にもっと強い正確な言葉を付加する ) ▸ Tom is ready, even eager, to do the work .トムはその仕事をする準備ができている, いやむしろやりたがっている 4 ｟廃｠なめらかに , 平坦に , 一様に .5 まさに , ちょうど ; ｟古｠すなわち ; 特に .é ven as ｟かたく｠ちょうど …である時 (も ), まさに …の時 (も ); ちょうど …のように (!asは接続詞前置詞として働く ) ▸ Even as we speak, …こうして今我々が話をしている間にも …è ven í f たとえ …だとしても (!even ifはifの強意形で, 節内には仮の話, これから起こる事柄, 事実に反したり実現の可能性が低い内容が置かれる. その場合, 仮定法と共に用いられることがある; →but 読解のポイント ) ▸ You can't leave (even ) if you want to .たとえ (仮に )立ち去りたいと思ってもそうすることはできない (!even if節が文頭に置かれる場合, 通例evenの省略は避けられる:Even if [╳If ] you want to leave, you can't .) ▸ Even if he were my brother, I would do the same .たとえ彼が私の兄弟でも同じことをするであろう .è ven th ó ugh たとえ …ではあっても ; …ではあるが (!even thoughはalthoughの強意形で, 節内には現実の事や既知の事実を前提とした内容が置かれる; 逆接の詳細は →but 読解のポイント ) ▸ They were sunbathing (even ) though [╳if ] it wasn't sunny .日は照っていなくても, 彼らは日光浴していた (!(1 )｟比較的まれ｠にeven thoughのevenが省略されることがあるが, evenがある方が強意的. (2 )╳even althoughとしない ) .語法 1 ｟比較的まれ｠だが｟主に書｠では主節とeven if [though ]節中の主語が同じ場合, even if [though ]節中の主語＋be動詞は省略されることがあり, 省略しない場合より｟かたく｠響く .2 2つの可能性に言及する場合はwhether … (or not )を用いる ▸ He'll have to come along with us whether [╳even if ] he likes it or not .好むと好まざるとにかかわらず彼は我々と一緒に来なければならないだろう形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈表面などが〉平らな , 平坦な , でこぼこのない (↔uneven )▸ an even path 平坦な小道 ▸ make the surface of the ground even 地面を平らにする 2 〖通例名詞の前で〗むらのない , 一定の , 変化の少ない〈速度リズム割合温度など〉(↔uneven )▸ drive at an even speed 一定のスピードで運転する ▸ an even motion 均一の動き 3 〖通例名詞の前で〗均等な , 等しい〈分配分割など〉(↔uneven )▸ We need more even distribution of food .食料のより均等な配分が必要だ 4 比較なし〖通例名詞の前で〗a. ちょうどの , 端数（はすう）のない〈量寸法価格など〉▸ I'll make it an even $100 .100ドルちょうどにします b. 偶数の (↔odd )▸ an even number 偶数 ▸ an even page 偶数ページ 5 きれいにそろった , 規則正しく並んだ (↔uneven )▸ Nancy has white, even teeth .ナンシーの歯は白くてきれいに並んでいる 6 «…と » 同じ高さの , 同じ平面上の «with » ▸ The snow was even with the eaves .雪は軒と同じ高さであった 7 〖通例名詞の前で〗互角の , 五分五分の〈見込み試合など〉 (!｟英話｠ではevensも用いる; ↔uneven ) ▸ We have an even chance of winning the game .試合に勝つチャンスは五分五分だ ▸ play an even game 互角の勝負をする 8 比較なし｟くだけて｠〖be ～〗【人と】(お金恩の )貸し借りがない «with » ▸ Now we're even .これでトントンだ [貸し借りなしだ ]9 ｟文｠〈声気質などが〉静かな , 落ち着いた ▸ an even temper [disposition ]穏やかな気性 [気質 ]be [g è t ] é ven (with A )｟くだけて｠1 «…を理由に » (A 〈人〉に )仕返しをする «for (do ing )» .2 ↑形容詞 8 .br è ak é ven 〈会社経営者が〉利益も損失もない .of è ven d á te ｟かたく｠〘法〙同じ日付の .動詞他動詞 1 〈高さ長さなど〉を等しくする (out, up ); 〈表面など〉を滑らかに [平たく ]する (out )▸ even (out ) the size difference between the two その2つの大きさの違いをなくす ▸ even (out ) the surface of the table テーブルの表面を滑らかにする 2 (一定期間にわたって )〈状態釣り合い競争など〉を同等にする , 安定させる (up ); (大勢の間で )〈支払いなど〉を均等にする (up ); 〈収支損益など〉を合わせる , 清算する (up )▸ even (up ) accounts 収支を合わせる自動詞 (大きな変化の後 )〈量高さなどが〉等しくなる , 均等になる (out ); 〈しわ表面などが〉滑らかになる (out ).è ven A ó ut [ó ut A ]1 ↑他動詞 1 .2 A 〈負担など〉を均等にする .è ven ú p 〈扱いなどが〉公平になる .è ven A ú p [ú p A ]1 ↑他動詞 1 .2 ↑他動詞 2 .3 A 〈扱いなど〉を公平にする .è ven ú p on [with ] A A 〈人〉に仕返しをする .名詞｟英｠〖～s 〗(競馬などの )賭（か）け金と同額の金 .～ness 名詞 U 平坦 ; 均等 ; 落ち着き .

even

e ven 2 名詞 U ｟詩｠夕べ .

evenhanded

è ven h á nd ed /-ɪd /形容詞公平な, 公平無私な .～ly 副詞

evening

eve ning /íːvnɪŋ /〖原義は「夕方 (even 2 )になる [近づく ]こと」〗名詞複～s /-z /1 U 晩 , 夕方 , 夕刻 , 夕暮れ (!日没ごろから就寝時までの間; 習慣的な場合には～s; 具体例ではan ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う; →night ) ; 〖形容詞的に〗晩の , 夕方の ▸ Good evening . ≒｟くだけて｠Evening .｟あいさつ｠こんばんは [さようなら ]▸ in the evening (s )夕方 [晩 ]に ▸ for the evening 晩は [晩の間は ]▸ early in the [in the early ] evening 夕方早く ▸ late in the [in the late ] evening 夜分遅く ▸ on Friday evening (s )金曜日の晩に ▸ on the evening of the 2nd of August 8月2日の晩に (!特定の日の場合には前置詞はon ) ▸ this [tomorrow ] evening 今 [明 ]晩 ▸ last [yesterday ] evening 昨晩 ▸ one evening ある晩 ▸ the other evening 先日の晩に ▸ It is a warm evening .暖かい晩だ ▸ I am having a wonderful evening .すてきな夕べを過ごしている ▸ I spend many evenings at home with my husband .私は夕方ほとんど夫と一緒に家で過ごす ▸ the evening news 晩のニュース ▸ an evening meal 夕食 ▸ the evening glow 夕焼け 2 C (催し物が行われる )夕べ, 夜会 ▸ a musical [poetry ] evening 音楽 [詩 ]の夕べ 3 ｟文｠〖the ～〗晩年 , 衰退期 .4 〖E- 〗イブニング (!夕刊新聞名など ) ▸ the Evening Standard イブニングスタンダード紙 5 U C ｟米南部英方言｠午後 (!正午から日没 ) .間投詞｟くだけて｠＝good evening .～́ cl à ss (成人用の )夜間講座 .～́ dr è ss 1 夜会服〘夜会用の正式の服; 男女ともに用いる〙.2 (女性用のすその長い )イブニングドレス .～́ g ò wn ｟主に米｠＝evening dress (2 ).～́ p à per 夕刊紙 .È - Pr á yer 〘英国教〙夕べの祈り (evensong ).～̀ pr í mrose マツヨイグサ, 月見草 .～̀ st á r 〖the ～〗宵の明星〘金星 (Venus )のこと; →morning star 〙.～́ w è ar ＝evening dress (1 ).

evenings

é ve nings →always 語源副詞｟主に米｠夕方 [晩 ]にはいつも, 毎晩 .

evenly

é ven ly 副詞 1 平らに, 平均に, 一様に, むらなく .2 平等に, 公正に .3 平静に, 冷静に .4 互角に, 対等に .

evenness

é ven ness 名詞 U 1 平らなこと .2 均等, 平等 .3 平静, 落ち着き .

evens

e vens /íːv (ə )nz /形容詞｟英話｠〖名詞の前で〗五分五分の〈可能性〉.

evensong

é ven s ò ng 名詞 U C 〖しばしばE -〗1 〘英国教〙晩禱（ばんとう）, 夕べの祈り .2 〘カトリック〙晩課 (vespers ).

event

e vent /ɪvént / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖ex (外に )vent (出てくること )〗(形 )eventual, (副 )eventually 名詞複～s /-ts /C 1 (重要な )出来事 , (大 )事件 (→incident 1 )▸ current events 時事 ▸ a great historical event 歴史上の一大事件 ▸ one of the most important events of the 20th century 20世紀の最も重要な出来事の1つ ▸ a series [chain ] of events 一連の出来事 ▸ the course of events 事の成り行き ▸ the sequence of events 事の次第 ▸ in the normal [ordinary ] course of events 普通なら ; 特別なことが起きない限り ▸ An important event occurred [took place ] in America .アメリカで1つの重要な事件が起こった 2 (重要な )行事 , 催し物 , イベント (!演劇スポーツ大会パーティなど ) ▸ a social [sporting, fund-raising ] event 社交の [スポーツ, 資金集めの ]行事 ▸ stage [organize ] an event 催し物を行う 3 (スポーツ大会の )種目 , 競技 , 試合 ; (賭（か）けの )ひと勝負 ▸ the main event 主要種目 [メインイベント ]▸ The attendance for the event was roughly 1,000 .その種目の参加者数は約1,000人だった 4 ｟古｠結果 , 成り行き , 結末 .5 〘物理〙(相対性理論の )事象 .after the ev é nt ｟英｠終わってみれば, あとから考えると .in á ny ev è nt ＝at á ll ev è nts 〖文修飾〗いずれにせよ, とにかく (anyway ).in é ither ev è nt (2つの選択肢で )いずれにしても .in th á t ev è nt その場合には .in the ev é nt 1 ｟英｠〖文修飾〗結局のところ, とにかく ; 実際には .2 «…の /…という » 場合には «of /that 節 » (!主に公の文書で ) ▸ in the event of rain [(that ) it rains ]雨になった場合には～́ hor ì zon 〘天〙事象の地平線〘光などが逃げ出すことができないブラックホールの引力の境界〙.～less 形容詞平穏な .

even-tempered

è ven-t é mpered 形容詞平静な, 冷静な, 落ち着いた .

eventful

e vent ful /ɪvéntf (ə )l /形容詞 1 出来事 [事件 ]の多い, 多事の, 波乱に富んだ .2 重大な (結果をもたらす ).～ly 副詞～ness 名詞

eventing

e vent ing /ɪvéntɪŋ /名詞 C ｟英｠馬術競技会〘3日間にわたり行われる〙.

eventual

e ven tu al /ɪvén (t )ʃu (ə )l /→event 形容詞比較なし〖名詞の前で〗1 最終的な〈結果など〉, 結果として起きる ▸ the eventual winner 最終的な勝者 2 ｟古｠(成り行き次第で ) 起こり [あり ]うる〈結果など〉, 偶発的な .

eventuality

e ven tu al i ty /ɪvèn (t )ʃuǽləti /名詞複 -ties C ｟かたく｠起こりうる [不測の ]事件, 偶発事件 .

eventually

e ven tu al ly /ɪvén (t )ʃu (ə )li /→event (形 )eventual 副詞比較なし (問題などが続いたが )結局 , ついに ; 最後には , ゆくゆく (は ) (!否定文には用いない; 順番が「最後に」の意味ではfinallyを用いる ) ▸ Eventually , I managed to persuade him to give up the plan .結局なんとか説得して彼にその計画をあきらめさせた ▸ The drug will eventually be available to anyone .ゆくゆくはその薬はだれでも入手できるようになるだろう