happening

Speech parts

1. happening - Noun

2. happening - Adjective

3. happening - Verb

Meaning

of Happen

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

occurrence hap case modern popular present show development fact business party event experience matter occur

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Antonyms

old-fashioned slack out off away relic

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Hypernyms

event

Hyponyms

union marvel example case change sound

Phrases with the word

what's happening happening at the same time happening slowly happening before the second world war happening after the first world war happening after the second world war

Examples

Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else. Will Rogers

A good drama critic is one who perceives what is happening in the theatre of his time. A great drama critic also perceives what is not happening. Kenneth Tynan

Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening. Coco Chanel

The past history of our globe must be explained by what can be seen to be happening now. No powers are to be employed that are not natural to the globe, no action to be admitted except those of which we know the principle. James Hutton

There are three kinds of people; those that make things happen, those that watch things happen and those who don't know what's happening. American Proverb

Hope for miracles, but don't rely on one happening. Finnish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

happened to happened upon happener happening after happening after a war happening after the american civil war