happening
Meaning
-
present participle and gerund of happen
Concepts
happening
occurrence
event
incident
occasion
occurring
episode
fact
affair
phenomenon
birth
becoming
natural event
occurrent
development
story
tale
occurence
matter
occurance
taking place
coming about
successive occurrence
hap
attacking
descending
falling on
appearance
becoming visible
production
coming to pass
being
befalling
accident
weird
vicissitude
even
transpiration
circumstance
business
Entwicklung
course of events
events
act
case
chance
deed
instance
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhæpənɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English *happenynge, *happnynge. By surface analysis, happen + -ing.
New
happen
-
- To occur or take place.
- To happen to; to befall.
- To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.
- To encounter by chance.
- (informal) To become popular or trendy.
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