eventn.[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.(Macaulay.)To watch quietly the course of events. (Jowett (Thucyd. ))There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked. (Eccl. ix. 2.)2. An affair in hand; business; enterprise.(Shak.)3. The consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates.()Dark doubts between the promise and event. (Young.)()()v. t.[F. venter to fan, divulge, LL. eventare to fan, fr., L. e out + ventus wind.] To break forth.(B. Jonson.)