HAPPENING

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event

(noun) an event that happens

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

happening

present participle 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.

Etymology 2

Noun

happening (plural happenings)

Something that happens.

A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.

Source: Wiktionary


HAPPEN

Hap"pen, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Happened; p. pr. & vb. n. Happening.] Etym: [OE. happenen, hapnen. See Hap to happen.]

1. To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out. There shall no evil happen to the just. Prov. xii. 21.

2. To take place; to occur. All these things which had happened. Luke xxiv. 14. To happen on, to meet with; to fall or light upon. "I have happened on some other accounts." Graunt.

– To happen in, to make a casual call. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.

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