event vs act

event and act both are nouns.

event is not a verb while act is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
event	Yes	No	No	No
act	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, act is a hyponym of event; that is, act is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than event:

event: something that happens at a given place and time
act: something that people do or cause to happen

Other hyponyms of event include deed, human action, human activity, might-have-been, nonevent, happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent, social event, miracle, migration, make-up, makeup, zap, hackathon.

event (noun)	act (noun)
something that happens at a given place and time	something that people do or cause to happen
a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory	a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon	a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
a special set of circumstances	a short performance that is part of a longer program
	a manifestation of insincerity

event (verb)	act (verb)
	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
	pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
	discharge one's duties
	play a role or part
	perform on a stage or theater
	behave unnaturally or affectedly
	perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
	have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
	be suitable for theatrical performance

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