happening

Definition of happening in English English dictionary: a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation; taking place; trendy, up-to-the-minute
He is a real happening guy.; Present participle of happen; A term that became popular during the middle-to-late 1960s to denote an event with multiple cultural components, such as a graphic arts exhibition with accompanying or associated contemporaneous musical, social, and political events
The Andy Warhol reception was a freaky happening.; something that happens; taking place; "the parade is still happening"; an event that happens; In art, a multimedia event performed with audience participation so as to create a single artistic expression; Large congregation of Flower Children to enjoy drugs, nature, and each others company; {i} occasion; occurrence, event; an event that happens taking place; "the parade is still happening; A type of art form incorporating performance, theater, and visual images, developed in the 1960’s A happening was organized without a specific narrative or intent, with audience participation, the event proceeded according to chance and individual improvisation; Happenings are things that happen, often in a way that is unexpected or hard to explain. The Budapest office plans to hire freelance reporters to cover the latest happenings. something that happens, especially a strange event strange/unusual/mysterious etc happenings. fashionable and exciting
happen: To occur
Take an umbrella in case it happens to rain.
happen: or upon To encounter by chance
Unexpectedly, in a nook close by the farmhouse, he happened upon a spot where the vintage had actually commenced.
what's happening: An informal greeting
a happening: occurrence
don't turn a blind eye to what's happening: (deyim) don't ignore something and pretend you do not see it
happen: {v} to fallout, come to pass, chance
happen: You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising. She called Amy to see if she had any idea of her son's whereabouts. As it happened, Amy had
happen: When something, especially something unpleasant, happens to you, it takes place and affects you. If we had been spotted at that point, I don't know what would have happened to us
happen: {f} occur, take place
happen: To take place; to occur
happen: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
happen: come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"
happen: Something that happens occurs or is done without being planned. We cannot say for sure what will happen
happen: If something happens, it occurs as a result of a situation or course of action. She wondered what would happen if her parents found her He trotted to the truck and switched on the ignition. Nothing happened
happen: (Santayana) chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!
happen: If you happen to do something, you do it by chance. If it happens that something is the case, it occurs by chance. We happened to discover we had a friend in common If it happens that I'm wanted badly somewhere, my mother will take the call and phone through to me here
happen: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)
happen: chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"
happen: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
happen: To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out
happen: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized" happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!
happen: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell"
happenings: plural of happening
what's happening?: what's going on?, what's occurring?, how's it going?