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t which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad. "The events of his early years." Macaulay. To watch quietly the course of events. Jowett (Thucyd. ) There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked. Eccl. ix. 2.

To rip open; todisembowel. [Obs.] Sir. T. Brown.

Full of, or rich in, events or incidents; as, an eventful journey; an eventful period of history; an eventful period of life.

The time of evening; evening. [Poetic.] Spenser.

To winnow out; to fan. [Obs.] Cockeram.

The act of eventilating; discussion. [Obs.] Bp. Berkely.

Without events; tame; monotomous; marked by nothing unusual; uneventful.

An order of fishes including a vast number of freshwater species such as the carp, loach, chub, etc.

A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen.

Final; ultimate. "Eventual success." Cooper.

The coming as a consequence; contingency; also, an event which comes as a consequence.

In an eventual manner; finally; ultimately.

To come out finally or in conclusion; to result; to come to pass.

The act of eventuating or happening as a result; the outcome. R. W. Hamilton.

A variant of Chieftain. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter.

The state or quality of being impreventable. [R.]

Not preventable; invitable.

; to direct. [Obs.] We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 1 Thess. iv. 15. We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us. Bk. of Common Prayer. Then had I come, preventing Sheba's queen. Prior.

The quality or state of being preventable.