happening

English Online Dictionary. What means happening‎? What does happening mean?

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæpənɪŋ/, /ˈhæpɪnɪŋ/, /ˈhæpnɪŋ/, [hæpnɪn]

Etymology 1

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

Verb

happening

1. present participle and gerund of happen

Adjective

happening (comparative more happening, superlative most happening)

1. (slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
2. (slang, of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.

Translations

Etymology 2

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

Noun

happening (plural happenings)

1. Something that happens.

   Synonyms: event, incident; see also Thesaurus:occurrence
2. (originally art) A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.

Translations

Further reading

• happening on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English happening

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæpeniŋ/, [ˈhæpe̞niŋ]
• Rhymes: -æpeniŋ

Noun

happening (informal)

1. happening (event)

Declension

Related terms

• häppeninki

Further reading

• “happening”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.niŋ/

Noun

happening m (plural happenings)

1. happening

Further reading

• “happening”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛ.pɛ.ɲiŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɛpɛɲiŋk
• Syllabification: ha‧ppe‧ning

Noun

happening m inan

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

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English happening.

Noun

happening n (plural happeninguri)

1. happening (spontaneous or improvised event)

Declension

References

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

Spanish

Noun

happening m (plural happenings)

1. happening