Stay informed about what is happening in foreign countries.
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Happening
//ˈhæpɪnɪŋ//
Synonyms for "happening" (174 found)
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Closest matches (35)
Strong matches (52)
Related words (87)
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Noun(5 words)
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3 entriesform of
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
8 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- случка noun (something that happens)
- събитие noun (something that happens)
Finnish
4 entries- muodikas adj (of a person: trendy, up-to-the-minute)
- tapahtuva adj (of a place: busy, lively)
- trendikäs adj (of a person: trendy, up-to-the-minute)
- improvisoitu esitys noun (a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation)
French
1 entries- happening noun (a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation)
German
1 entries- Happening noun (a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation)
Greek
2 entries- γεγονός noun (something that happens)
- συμβάν noun (something that happens)
Japanese
1 entries- おしゃれ adj (of a person: trendy, up-to-the-minute)
Latvian
1 entries- notikums noun (something that happens)
Lithuanian
2 entries- atsitikimas noun (something that happens)
- įvykis noun (something that happens)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Väafaul noun (something that happens)
Polish
2 entries- happening noun (a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation)
- zdarzenie noun (something that happens)
Portuguese
1 entries- acontecimento noun (something that happens)
Romanian
1 entries- întâmplare noun (something that happens)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- tuiteamas noun (something that happens)
- tuiteamas noun (a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation)
Slovene
1 entries- dogodek noun (something that happens)
Swedish
2 entries- händelse noun (something that happens)
- skeende noun (something that happens)
Tocharian B
1 entries- wäntare noun (something that happens)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
I had a feeling that something dreadful was happening.
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I sensed what was happening.
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What is happening?
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