happening

happening

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English

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Middle English *happenynge, *happnynge, equivalent to 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.
  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]

Noun

happening (informal)

  1. happening (event)

Declension

Related terms

  • häppeninki

Further reading

  • happening”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), 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: -ɛɲiŋk
  • 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

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