What is "happening" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does happening mean in English? Meaning of happening definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "happening" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "happening": an event that happens

Noun

  • Meaning: an event that happens
  • Synonyms: happening natural event occurrence occurrent
  • Hyponyms: accident accompaniment alteration appearance attendant avalanche beginning black eye blow bonanza boom break bunce burst case chance event change co-occurrence collapse computer error conclusion concomitant contact contingence contingency convergence crash destiny disappearance discharge ending episode error eruption eventuality example experience failure fate finish fire flare-up flash fortuity godsend gold rush gravy impinging incident instance interruption irruption juncture manna from heaven marvel miracle modification motion movement news event occasion one-off outbreak outburst periodic event recurrent event reversal reverse setback sound striking stroke success supervention thing treat trouble union windfall wonder
  • Hypernyms: event
  • Adjective: Present participle of happen. 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, 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.2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, 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.
  • Synonyms:

    accident, proceeding, phenomenon, circumstance, incident, adventure, milestone, case, affair, episode, scene, experience, thing, chance, go, occasion, event,

    Antonyms:

    method, plan, system,

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    happening in English: happening
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