happening
[ hap-uh-ning ]
/ ˈhæp ə nɪŋ /
noun
something that happens; occurrence; event.
an unconventional dramatic or artistically orchestrated performance, often a series of discontinuous events involving audience participation.
any event considered worthwhile, unusual, or interesting.
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Definition for happening (2 of 2)
happen
[ hap-uhn ]
/ ˈhæp ən /
verb (used without object)
Origin of happen
SYNONYMS FOR happen
1 betide. Happen, chance, occur refer to the taking place of an event. Happen, which originally denoted the taking place by hap or chance, is now the most general word for coming to pass: Something has happened. Chance suggests the accidental nature of an event: It chanced to rain that day. Occur is often interchangeable with happen, but is more formal, and is usually more specific as to time and event: His death occurred the following year.
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British Dictionary definitions for happening (1 of 2)
happening
/ (ˈhæpənɪŋ, ˈhæpnɪŋ) /
noun
an occurrence; event
an improvised or spontaneous display or performance consisting of bizarre and haphazard events
adjective
informal fashionable and up-to-the-minute
British Dictionary definitions for happening (2 of 2)
happen
/ (ˈhæpən) /
verb
(intr) (of an event in time) to come about or take place; occur
(intr foll by to) (of some unforeseen circumstance or event, esp death), to fall to the lot (of); be a source of good or bad fortune (to)if anything happens to me, it'll be your fault
(tr) to chance (to be or do something)I happen to know him
(tr; takes a clause as object) to be the case, esp if by chance, thatit happens that I know him
adverb, sentence substitute
Northern English dialect
- another word for perhaps
- (as sentence modifier)happen I'll see thee tomorrow
Word Origin for happen
C14: see hap 1, -en 1
undefined happen
See occur
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