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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

... the rumor that Caius was slain reached the theater, they were astonished at it, and could not believe it; even some that entertained his destruction with great pleasure, and were more desirous of its happening than almost any other faction that could come to them, were under such a fear, that they could not believe it. There were also those who greatly distrusted it, because they were unwilling that any such thing should come to Caius, nor could believe it, though ...

— The Antiquities of the Jews • Flavius Josephus

... Things were happening thick and fast. From where the chimney stood close to the water, near the manor-house, the village was burning. He could feel the heat and soot and hear the shouting of the crowd through the noise of the gunfire. ...

— Selected Polish Tales • Various

... "What's happening?" thought Stern. The wind had died; it seemed as though the waters were moving with the wind, as fast as the wind; the yawl was keeping pace with it, even as a floating balloon drifts in a storm, ...

— Darkness and Dawn • George Allan England

... St. Aubyn's embrace, "the wonderful thing is that today, for the first and only time since I have been in this cave, my dog has not come to me! It looks, does it not, as if in some strange and fairylike way he really knew what was happening, and had known it all along from the very beginning! O father! can he be—do you think—can he be an Angel in disguise? And, to be sure, I patted him, and thought he was only a dog!" As the boy, an awed expression in his lifted blue eyes, gave utterance to this ...

— Dreams and Dream Stories • Anna (Bonus) Kingsford

... such a time," said Shepard, quietly. "So much of overwhelming interest is happening here that nobody who ...

— The Guns of Bull Run - A Story of the Civil War's Eve • Joseph A. Altsheler

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