evene

verb

evene

verb

/ɪˈviːn/

Etymology From Latin ēveniō (“happen, fall out, come out”), from ē (“out of, from”) (short form of ex) + veniō (“come”).

1

Obsolete To occur; to happen; to come to pass.

  • 1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue Two). What would evene, if an eagle that is carried by the course of the wind, should let a stone fall from its talons.
Synonyms
come to pass, occur, transpire
Related terms
event

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