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/hˈæpənɪŋ/ /hˈæpnɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Happen v. i. (past & past part. happened; pres. part. happening)

1.

To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out. "There shall no evil happen to the just."

2.

To take place; to occur. "All these things which had happened."

To happen on, to meet with; to fall or light upon. "I have happened on some other accounts."

To happen in, to make a casual call. (Colloq.)

noun

happening n.

1.

Something that happens; an occurrence; an event.

Synonyms: occurrence, natural event.

2.

Specifically: An event that is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or important.

3.

An artistic or entertainment event that is unconventional, sometimes discontinuous, designed to evoke strong emotions, and sometimes involving participation by the audience.

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Etymology of 'Happening'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Happening" Quotes from Famous Books

... were a badly-scared lot, for the first few minutes, as they watched the ground receding under them through the transparent plastic nose. Then, when nothing serious seemed to be happening, exhilaration took the place of fear. By the time they set down on the tip of the island, the eight men were ...

— The Return • H. Beam Piper and John J. McGuire

... upon a turfy down, and looking north-eastward before I entered it, I was surprised to see a large estuary, or even creek, where I judged Wandsworth and Battersea must once have been. I thought then—though I never followed up the thought—of what might have happened, or might be happening, to the ...

— The Time Machine • H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

... not happening, I guess you'd say. We're not getting reports from overseas ... not any that are any different from the first Wednesday. So it must be the same over there. It's the whole ...

— All Day Wednesday • Richard Olin

... A discourse happening at supper concerning those that are said to bewitch or have a bewitching eye, most of the company looked upon it as a whim, and laughed at it. But Metrius Florus, who then gave us a supper, said that the strange events wonderfully confirmed the report; and because we cannot give ...

— Essays and Miscellanies - The Complete Works Volume 3 • Plutarch

... Fabrick, should afford one little Spark to enflame that Mass of sulphurous Matter it was loaded with; and if he is at a loss to find a Providence, I fear his Friends will be more at a loss to find his Understanding. But the Battle of Landen happening while our Regiment was here on Duty, we were soon remov'd to our Satisfaction from that pacifick Station, to one more ...

— Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton • Daniel Defoe

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