Happening

//ˈhæpɪnɪŋ//

Synonyms for "happening" (174 found)

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Closest matches (35)

Strong matches (52)

Related words (87)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

1 entries

derived

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form of

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has context

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is a

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related to

8 entries

Translations

26 translations across 16 languages.

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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.

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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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