happening

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhæpənɪŋ/, /ˈhæpɪnɪŋ/, /ˈhæpnɪŋ/, [hæpnɪn]
  • Audio (US):(file)

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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happening

  1. present participle and gerund of happen
    • 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:
      From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. []   But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.

Adjective

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happening (comparative more happening, superlative most happening)

  1. (slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
    • 2005, Wendy Lawton, Less is More, page 13:
      [] San Francisco is not exactly the most happening place, you know.”
    • 2006, Eliot Greenspan, Neil E. Schlecht, Frommer's Cuba, page 165:
      When the show ends, the circular, sunken floor is one of the more happening dance clubs in town.
    • 2011, Bob Sehlinger, Menasha Ridge, Len Testa, The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2012, page 157:
      They're a little noisy if you open your balcony door but otherwise offer a glimpse of one of Disney World's more happening places.
  2. (slang, of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.
    • 1987 November 16, Steve Gibson, “Desktop Publishing, 386-Based Machines, ‘Happening’ Trends at Comdex”, in InfoWorld, page 42:
      Every show has its hottest, most happening trends. If I were to isolate just one for hardware and one for software, this year's hot hardware would be the 386 machines, and the happening software would be desktop publishing.
    • 2009, Nicola Williams, Oliver Berry, Steve Fallon, France, Lonely Planet, page 883:
      Going strong since 2006, this ephemeral nightclub (it's open only for 50 nights each year, in July and August) has become the hottest ticket in DJ land, a combination of the most happening names in music and its spectacular setting at the heart of the Palais des Festivals.
    • 2011, Nicholas Gill, Christie Pashby, Kristina Schreck, Frommer's Chile & Easter Island, unnumbered page:
      San Antonio is the newest, tiniest, and most “happening” wine appellation in Chile, with just four boutique wineries that focus on quality, not quantity, producing fine pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, and syrah.
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Etymology 2

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From Middle English happenyng, equivalent to happen +‎ -ing. As term used in performance art popularized by Allan Kaprow.

Noun

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happening (plural happenings)

  1. Something that happens.
    • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 271:
      Three follow-up singles, all ecological or religious in theme, did chart in the lower reaches of the Hot 100. Thereafter, Ocean remained a Canadian happening.
  2. (originally art) A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.
    • 1989, “Salvador Dali's Garden Party”, in Privilege, performed by Television Personalities:
      And it was some kind of happening / Some kind of happening / Salvador Dali's garden party
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Further reading

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English happening

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhæpeniŋ/, [ˈhæpe̞niŋ]

Noun

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happening (informal)

  1. happening (event)

Declension

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Inflection of happening (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative happening happeningit
genitive happeningin happeningien
partitive happeningia happeningeja
illative happeningiin happeningeihin
singular plural
nominative happening happeningit
accusative nom. happening happeningit
gen. happeningin
genitive happeningin happeningien
partitive happeningia happeningeja
inessive happeningissa happeningeissa
elative happeningista happeningeista
illative happeningiin happeningeihin
adessive happeningilla happeningeilla
ablative happeningilta happeningeilta
allative happeningille happeningeille
essive happeningina happeningeina
translative happeningiksi happeningeiksi
abessive happeningitta happeningeitta
instructive happeningein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of happening (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative happeningini happeningini
accusative nom. happeningini happeningini
gen. happeningini
genitive happeningini happeningieni
partitive happeningiani happeningejani
inessive happeningissani happeningeissani
elative happeningistani happeningeistani
illative happeningiini happeningeihini
adessive happeningillani happeningeillani
ablative happeningiltani happeningeiltani
allative happeningilleni happeningeilleni
essive happeninginani happeningeinani
translative happeningikseni happeningeikseni
abessive happeningittani happeningeittani
instructive
comitative happeningeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative happeningisi happeningisi
accusative nom. happeningisi happeningisi
gen. happeningisi
genitive happeningisi happeningiesi
partitive happeningiasi happeningejasi
inessive happeningissasi happeningeissasi
elative happeningistasi happeningeistasi
illative happeningiisi happeningeihisi
adessive happeningillasi happeningeillasi
ablative happeningiltasi happeningeiltasi
allative happeningillesi happeningeillesi
essive happeninginasi happeningeinasi
translative happeningiksesi happeningeiksesi
abessive happeningittasi happeningeittasi
instructive
comitative happeningeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative happeningimme happeningimme
accusative nom. happeningimme happeningimme
gen. happeningimme
genitive happeningimme happeningiemme
partitive happeningiamme happeningejamme
inessive happeningissamme happeningeissamme
elative happeningistamme happeningeistamme
illative happeningiimme happeningeihimme
adessive happeningillamme happeningeillamme
ablative happeningiltamme happeningeiltamme
allative happeningillemme happeningeillemme
essive happeninginamme happeningeinamme
translative happeningiksemme happeningeiksemme
abessive happeningittamme happeningeittamme
instructive
comitative happeningeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative happeninginne happeninginne
accusative nom. happeninginne happeninginne
gen. happeninginne
genitive happeninginne happeningienne
partitive happeningianne happeningejanne
inessive happeningissanne happeningeissanne
elative happeningistanne happeningeistanne
illative happeningiinne happeningeihinne
adessive happeningillanne happeningeillanne
ablative happeningiltanne happeningeiltanne
allative happeningillenne happeningeillenne
essive happeninginanne happeningeinanne
translative happeningiksenne happeningeiksenne
abessive happeningittanne happeningeittanne
instructive
comitative happeningeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative happeninginsa happeninginsa
accusative nom. happeninginsa happeninginsa
gen. happeninginsa
genitive happeninginsa happeningiensa
partitive happeningiaan
happeningiansa
happeningejaan
happeningejansa
inessive happeningissaan
happeningissansa
happeningeissaan
happeningeissansa
elative happeningistaan
happeningistansa
happeningeistaan
happeningeistansa
illative happeningiinsa happeningeihinsa
adessive happeningillaan
happeningillansa
happeningeillaan
happeningeillansa
ablative happeningiltaan
happeningiltansa
happeningeiltaan
happeningeiltansa
allative happeningilleen
happeningillensa
happeningeilleen
happeningeillensa
essive happeninginaan
happeninginansa
happeningeinaan
happeningeinansa
translative happeningikseen
happeningiksensa
happeningeikseen
happeningeiksensa
abessive happeningittaan
happeningittansa
happeningeittaan
happeningeittansa
instructive
comitative happeningeineen
happeningeinensa
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Further reading

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French

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Noun

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happening m (plural happenings)

  1. happening

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English happening, from Middle English *happenynge, *happnynge.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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happening m inan

  1. happening (spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation)

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective
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nouns

Further reading

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  • happening in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • happening in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English happening.

Noun

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happening n (plural happeninguri)

  1. happening (spontaneous or improvised event)

Declension

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References

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  • happening in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

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Noun

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happening m (plural happenings)

  1. happening