happening
See also: Happening
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English *happenynge, *happnynge, equivalent to happen + -ing.
Verb edit
happening
- present participle and gerund of happen
- 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in 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.
Adjective edit
happening (comparative more happening, superlative most happening)
- (slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
- 2005, Wendy Lawton, Less is More, page 13:
- “ […] San Francisco is not exactly the most happening place, you know.”
- 2006, Eliot Greenspan, Neil E. Schlecht, Frommer's Cuba, page 165:
- When the show ends, the circular, sunken floor is one of the more happening dance clubs in town.
- 2011, Bob Sehlinger, Menasha Ridge, Len Testa, The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2012, page 157:
- They're a little noisy if you open your balcony door but otherwise offer a glimpse of one of Disney World's more happening places.
- (slang, of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.
- 1987 November 16, Steve Gibson, “Desktop Publishing, 386-Based Machines, ‘Happening’ Trends at Comdex”, in InfoWorld, page 42:
- Every show has its hottest, most happening trends. If I were to isolate just one for hardware and one for software, this year's hot hardware would be the 386 machines, and the happening software would be desktop publishing.
- 2009, Nicola Williams, Oliver Berry, Steve Fallon, France, Lonely Planet, page 883:
- Going strong since 2006, this ephemeral nightclub (it's open only for 50 nights each year, in July and August) has become the hottest ticket in DJ land, a combination of the most happening names in music and its spectacular setting at the heart of the Palais des Festivals.
- 2011, Nicholas Gill, Christie Pashby, Kristina Schreck, Frommer's Chile & Easter Island, unnumbered page:
- San Antonio is the newest, tiniest, and most “happening” wine appellation in Chile, with just four boutique wineries that focus on quality, not quantity, producing fine pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, and syrah.
Translations edit
of a person: trendy, up-to-the-minute
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English happenyng, equivalent to happen + -ing. As term used in performance art popularized by Allan Kaprow.
Noun edit
happening (plural happenings)
- Something that happens.
- 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 271:
- Three follow-up singles, all ecological or religious in theme, did chart in the lower reaches of the Hot 100. Thereafter, Ocean remained a Canadian happening.
- (originally art) A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.
- 1989, “Salvador Dali's Garden Party”, in Privilege, performed by Television Personalities:
- And it was some kind of happening / Some kind of happening / Salvador Dali's garden party
Translations edit
something that happens
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a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation
Further reading edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English happening
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
happening (informal)
- happening (event)
Declension edit
Inflection of happening (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | happening | happeningit | ||
genitive | happeningin | happeningien | ||
partitive | happeningia | happeningeja | ||
illative | happeningiin | happeningeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | happening | happeningit | ||
accusative | nom. | happening | happeningit | |
gen. | happeningin | |||
genitive | happeningin | happeningien | ||
partitive | happeningia | happeningeja | ||
inessive | happeningissa | happeningeissa | ||
elative | happeningista | happeningeista | ||
illative | happeningiin | happeningeihin | ||
adessive | happeningilla | happeningeilla | ||
ablative | happeningilta | happeningeilta | ||
allative | happeningille | happeningeille | ||
essive | happeningina | happeningeina | ||
translative | happeningiksi | happeningeiksi | ||
abessive | happeningitta | happeningeitta | ||
instructive | — | happeningein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
happening m (plural happenings)
Further reading edit
- “happening”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English happening, from Middle English *happenynge, *happnynge.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
happening m inan
- happening (spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation)
Declension edit
Declension of happening
singular | plural | |
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nominative | happening | happeningi |
genitive | happeningu | happeningów |
dative | happeningowi | happeningom |
accusative | happening | happeningi |
instrumental | happeningiem | happeningami |
locative | happeningu | happeningach |
vocative | happeningu | happeningi |
Derived terms edit
adjective
Related terms edit
nouns
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English happening.
Noun edit
happening n (plural happeninguri)
- happening (spontaneous or improvised event)
Declension edit
Declension of happening
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) happening | happeningul | (niște) happeninguri | happeningurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) happening | happeningului | (unor) happeninguri | happeningurilor |
vocative | happeningule | happeningurilor |
References edit
Spanish edit
Noun edit
happening m (plural happenings)