Word Finder - happening

definition

To occur or take place.

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Let me tell you how it happened.

synonyms

• come to pass

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To happen to; to befall.

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(with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.

example

Do you happen to have an umbrella?

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(followed by on or upon) To encounter by chance.

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(of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.

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This is a happening place tonight!

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(of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.

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He is a real happening guy.

What was happening out there?

The only thing she could've imagined happening was an ambush.

If there wasn't so much else happening, I'd think the whole business was funny.

Next, imagine that happening every week for one hundred years.

Rostov gazed at what was happening before him as at a hunt.

She could not grasp who he was and why he had come, or what was happening to her.

Pierre did not look out at the battlefield and was not concerned to know what was happening there; he was entirely absorbed in watching this fire which burned ever more brightly and which he felt was flaming up in the same way in his own soul.

Could all this be happening to her?

He's on the sidelines of the greatest happening since...

Carmen was always willing to listen, whether it was something happening at work or his plans about the wildlife safari.

This couldn't be happening.

She deserved what was happening now.

Several soldiers gathered by the wall of the trench, looking out to see what was happening in front.

It is not Napoleon who prepares himself for the accomplishment of his role, so much as all those round him who prepare him to take on himself the whole responsibility for what is happening and has to happen.

They typically reason that a toddler is too young to understand what is happening and they may soon feel taken aback at the behavior issues that arise in their child soon after the adoption is finalized.

Toddlers are at that in-between age of realizing a major change is taking place in their lives without understanding why this change is happening and what it means to their lives.

Sign up for the Pottery Barn catalog to make sure you know when all the sales are happening, and don't forget to sign up for their email list so you don't miss any Internet-only deals.

Soap Central - Get the latest on what's going on behind the scenes and what's happening with the show's characters.

Soap Opera Network - Find out what's happening in Llanview before it appears on the small screen at Soap Opera Network.

When running around speeding cars, jacking them up, changing tires, and more, the possibility of an accident happening is high, so everyone working on the car should wear a helmet.

At first it seemed as though nothing was happening.

The election continued to take a back seat to everything else happening.

It had been nearly a month of empty Thursday nights since his no-show session with Ethel Rosewater and the beautiful Betty from Boise was offering an effective way to make sure that embarrassment was a temporary happening.

This is what they have done with me! thought he, full of an irrepressible fury that welled up within him against the someone to whom what was happening might be attributed.

The best laid plans still don't prevent all fraud from happening, and you need to know as soon as possible if a thief somehow got hold of your personal information.

Calendar and events - Let your members know when things are happening.

I can't believe this is really happening.

It was actually happening.

It's fine to have high ideals about not going too far, but the reality of it is, it can happen before you realize what is happening.

It was nerve wracking not to know what was happening.

It must be frightening for her, not knowing what was happening.

That he saw happening.

So, yeah, that's not happening.

The sensations assured her the surreal situation was really happening.

Why do I feel like something really bad is happening?

I.ve got Toby to think about, and raising him where he.s attacked by demons and subjected to the stupidity of the Immortal world—it.s not happening.

Evelyn just didn't see it happening.

Fred, age seventy-six, was quick to embrace any hint of mystery and attach it to the most common everyday happening.

How can this be happening?

He should be controlling this situation by now; not sitting here trying to figure out what the hell was happening.

Yeah, but all the same, if it was you who skipped, wouldn't you be a bit anxious about what was happening?

I wasn't even conscious of what was happening.

Since the Colombians and the family started feud­ing over that missing dough things have been happening.

Sami, I don't understand what's happening!

Your job is to keep that from happening.

This is really happening.

Happening, as these revolts did, just at the time of Queen Victoria's accession, they attracted wide attention, and in 1838 the earl of Durham was sent to govern Canada and report on the affairs of British North America.

But Aristotle is graphically describing isolated events, and could hardly speak of events of 357 and 356 as happening " now " in or near 335.

During The 1257 Years That Elapsed Between The Council Of Nicaea And The Reformation, The Error Had Accumulated To Four Days, So That The New Moons Which Were Marked In The Calendar As Happening, For Example, On The 5Th Of The Month, Actually Fell On The 1St.

The Reason For Doubling The 25 Was To Prevent The New Moons From Being Indicated In The Calendar As Happening Twice .On The Same Day In The Course Of The Lunar Cycle, A Thing Which Actually Cannot Take Place.