happening

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of happen

Adj

1. (slang) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
2. (slang) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.

Noun

1. Something that happens.
2. A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.

happen

• Verb
• Adv

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Synonyms

occurrence

event

incident

occasion

occurring

episode

fact

phenomenon

affair

development

birth

becoming

occurence

natural event

tale

story

occurrent

matter

production

taking place

transpiration

vicissitude

weird

coming about

successive occurrence

coming to pass

becoming visible

falling on

accident

Entwicklung

act

appearance

attacking

befalling

being

business

case

chance

🎲

circumstance

course of events

deed

descending

even

events

hap

instance

occurance

Translations

événement

Ereignis

gebeurtenis

acontecimiento

evento

acontecimento

suceso

γεγονός

voorval

avvenimento

hecho

accaduto

Vorfall

Vorkommnis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhæpənɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *happenynge

Inherited from Middle English: happenyng

In summary

From Middle English *happenynge, *happnynge. By surface analysis, happen + -ing.

Sentences

About eleven , I walked back to my home in Maybury because nothing seemed to be happening .

Hopper took up residence in Monnow Street in Monmouth whilst this was happening .