happening

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈhæpɪnɪŋ/, /ˈhæpənɪŋ/, [ˈhæpnɪŋ], [ˈhæpnɪn] === Etymology 1 === From Middle English *happenynge, *happnynge. By surface analysis, happen +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== happening present participle and gerund of happen ==== Adjective ==== happening (comparative more happening, superlative most happening) (slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable. (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) Something that happens. Synonyms: event, incident; see also Thesaurus:occurrence (originally art) A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Japanese: ハプニング (hapuningu) → Korean: 해프닝 (haepeuning) ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === happening on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Finnish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English happening === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhæpeniŋ/, [ˈhæpe̞niŋ] Rhymes: -æpeniŋ === Noun === happening (informal) happening (event) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== häppeninki === Further reading === “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 2 July 2023 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ap.niŋ/ === Noun === happening m (plural happenings) 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: -ɛpɛɲiŋk Syllabification: ha‧ppe‧ning === Noun === happening m inan 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) happening (spontaneous or improvised event) ==== Declension ==== === References === happening in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxapenin/ [ˈxa.pe.nĩn] Rhymes: -apenin Syllabification: hap‧pe‧ning === Noun === happening m (plural happenings) happening