Happening - English meaning

noun

An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury.

Usage examples:

He had an accident at the factory

noun

An event not intended by anyone but which has the result of injuring someone or damaging something

Usage examples:

He was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 21., it’s no accident that (= there are reaso…

noun

Something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or injures someone

Usage examples:

Have an accident josh had an accident and spilled water all over his work., involved in an accident…

noun

The fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim.

Usage examples:

Ending child labour will require action on many levels

verb

Take action on; deal with.

Usage examples:

Your request will be actioned

noun

The process of doing something, or something done, esp. for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

[ u ] quick action in calling the fire department saved many lives., [ c ] it was a reckless action…

noun

The condition in which things are happening or being done.

Usage examples:

There has been a sustained level of activity in the economy

noun

The doing of something, or something that you are doing, have done, or could do

Usage examples:

[ c ] there were lots of activities for children at the museum., [ c ] her favorite activity is vis…

noun

A situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done

Usage examples:

Business/commercial/economic activity any conflict has the potential to disrupt business activity.,…

noun

An unusual and exciting or daring experience.

Usage examples:

Her recent adventures in italy

verb

Engage in daring or risky activity.

Usage examples:

They had adventured into the forest

noun

An unusual, exciting, and possibly dangerous activity, trip, or experience, or the excitement produced by such activities

Usage examples:

[ c ] she had some exciting adventures in peru., [ u ] henry is looking for thrills and adventure.

noun

An event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to.

Usage examples:

The board admitted responsibility for the affair

noun

A situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered; a matter

Usage examples:

The meeting was addressed by an expert in south american affairs., what i do in my spare time is my…

noun

A situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered

Usage examples:

Foreign affairs as a leader, he's been criticized for his inexperience in foreign affairs., interfe…

verb

(of a problem, opportunity, or situation) emerge; become apparent.

Usage examples:

New difficulties had arisen

verb

To come into existence or begin to be noticed; happen

Usage examples:

Problems arise when kids leave school., when the opportunity arose, he decided to take it., we aros…

verb

To start to happen or exist

Usage examples:

Opportunity arise if the opportunity arises, i'd love to go to china., problems arise when the paym…

verb

Exist.

Usage examples:

There are no easy answers

prefix

(forming verbs) all over; all round.

Usage examples:

Bespatter

abbreviation

Bachelor of education.

adjective

Of considerable size or extent.

Usage examples:

Her big hazel eyes

verb

Praise or recommend something highly.

Usage examples:

The record's been on the streets a while now, but it's still worth bigging up

noun

The major league in a professional sport.

Usage examples:

The day he made it to the bigs, he forgot every minor league ballpark he ever played in

noun

A person's regular occupation, profession, or trade.

Usage examples:

Experts who typically conduct their business over the internet

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services, or a particular company that does this, or work in general rather than pleasure

Usage examples:

[ c ] he runs a dry cleaning business., [ u ] i’m in baltimore on business., [ u ] our firm does a …

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services

Usage examples:

In business she is an academic, but all her brothers work in business., be in business currently, f…

noun

An instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring.

Usage examples:

A case of mistaken identity

verb

Surround in a material or substance.

Usage examples:

The towers are of steel cased in granite

noun

A particular situation or example of something

Usage examples:

We don’t normally accept credits from courses taken at another university, but we’ll make an except…

noun

A fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.

Usage examples:

We wanted to marry but circumstances didn't permit

noun

An event or condition connected with what is happening or has happened

Usage examples:

[ c ] the circumstances of the theft of the painting were not known., [ c ] the circumstances surro…

noun

A fact or event that makes a situation the way it is

Usage examples:

Under the circumstances i think she coped very well under the circumstances., obviously we can't de…

phrasal verb

Move upward

phrasal verb

To be mentioned or talked about in conversation

Usage examples:

What points came up at the meeting?, i’ve got to go – something’s just come up at home and i’m need…

adjective

Of or at a fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

It'll be a cool afternoon

noun

A fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

The cool of the night air

verb

Become or make less hot.

Usage examples:

We dived into the river to cool off

phrasal verb

Appear suddenly or unexpectedly

phrasal verb

To happen or appear unexpectedly

Usage examples:

Her name keeps cropping up in their conversations.

verb

Grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.

Usage examples:

Motion pictures were to develop into mass entertainment

verb

Progress or evolve through a process of natural growth

verb

To grow or cause to grow or change into a more advanced form

Usage examples:

[ t ] this exercise will help develop the shoulder and back muscles (= it will make them stronger).…

noun

The process of developing or being developed.

Usage examples:

She traces the development of the novel

noun

The process of growing or changing and becoming more advanced

Usage examples:

[ u ] a good diet and lots of exercise are essential for a child’s healthy growth and development.,…

noun

Growth or changes that make something become more advanced

Usage examples:

The first year of the plan is primarily focused on organizational development., he was recruited to…

verb

Move out of or away from something and become visible.

Usage examples:

Black ravens emerged from the fog

verb

Come out into view, as from concealment

verb

To appear by coming out of something or out from behind something

Usage examples:

The runway lights flashed on, and the first models emerged from behind the stage set., fig. the pre…

verb

Happen or occur afterwards or as a result.

Usage examples:

The difficulties which ensued from their commitment to cuba

verb

To happen after something else, esp. as a result of it

Usage examples:

Chaos ensued when 60 charter schools run by one company were all suddenly closed., after his outbur…

verb

To happen after something else, especially as a result of it

Usage examples:

The police officer said that he had placed the man under arrest and that a scuffle had ensued.

noun

An event or a group of events occurring as part of a sequence; an incident or period considered in isolation.

Usage examples:

The whole episode has been a major embarrassment

noun

A single event or group of related events

Usage examples:

That was an episode in my life that i’d like to forget.

noun

A sudden short period in which someone suffers the effects of a physical or mental illness

Usage examples:

I had an episode of severe chest pain., the fainting episode was caused by heat., he still has ther…

noun

A thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance.

Usage examples:

The momentous political events of the late 1980s

noun

Anything that happens, esp. something important or unusual

Usage examples:

Sporting events, a charity/fundraising event, political/world events, she later gave me her version…

noun

An activity that is planned for a special purpose and usually involves a lot of people, for example, a meeting, party, trade show, or conference

Usage examples:

Manage/plan/organize an event the marketing team is organizing an event for their new product launc…

noun

A possible event or outcome.

Usage examples:

Be prepared for all eventualities

noun

A possible happening or result

Usage examples:

I thought i could cope with any eventuality.

noun

Something unpleasant or unexpected that might happen or exist in the future

Usage examples:

Every eventuality we've tried to anticipate the most likely problems, but it's impossible to be pre…

noun

Practical contact with and observation of facts or events.

Usage examples:

He had learned his lesson by painful experience

verb

Encounter or undergo (an event or occurrence).

Usage examples:

The company is experiencing difficulties

noun

(the process of getting) knowledge or skill that is obtained from doing, seeing, or feeling things, or something that happens which has an effect on you

Usage examples:

[ u ] do you have any experience working with children?, [ u ] i know from experience that it can g…

adjective

Characteristic of, influenced by, or representing a current popular style.

Usage examples:

Fashionable clothes

adjective

Wearing clothes, doing things, and going to places that are considered stylish or acceptable

Usage examples:

They are a fashionable couple., fashionable restaurants/clothing, fashionably dressed women, we wer…

adjective

Popular at a particular time or among a particular group of people

Usage examples:

It's no longer fashionable to boast about how big your bonus is., they bought a house in a fashiona…

verb

Go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind.

Usage examples:

She went back into the house, and ben followed her

verb

To move along after someone or something, or to move along a route or path

Usage examples:

[ t ] the dog followed us home., [ i ] he drove ahead and we followed in our own car., [ t ] follow…

verb

To happen or come after something

Usage examples:

More mergers are likely to follow., october's increase followed a 1.6% rise in output in september.…

adjective

(of music) having or using a strong dance rhythm, in particular that of funk.

Usage examples:

Some excellent funky beats

adjective

Frightened, panicky, or cowardly.

Usage examples:

He did not give up to you like a funky traveller to a highwayman

adjective

Used to describe a style of music, usually for dancing to, with a strong rhythm based on jazz and a tune that repeats

Usage examples:

Have you heard their new record? it's really funky.

adjective

Fashionable and exciting.

Usage examples:

A groovy new haircut

adjective

Very fashionable and interesting

Usage examples:

Groovy music

noun

A projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body in human beings and quadrupeds.

Usage examples:

Not only was there damage to my hip, but my pelvis had been fractured as well.

noun

The fruit of a rose, especially a wild kind.

Usage examples:

The hips and haws in the hedges

adjective

Very fashionable.

Usage examples:

It's hip to be environmentally conscious

adjective

Having a high degree of heat or a high temperature.

Usage examples:

It was hot inside the hall

verb

Make or become hot.

Usage examples:

He hotted up the flask

adjective

Having a high temperature

Usage examples:

A hot day, a hot meal, it’s hotter in ohio than it is here., matt makes his little sister hot choco…

preposition

Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.

Usage examples:

I'm living in london

adverb

Expressing movement with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed or surrounded by something else.

Usage examples:

Come in

adjective

Present at one's home or office.

Usage examples:

We knocked at the door but there was no one in

noun

An instance of something happening; an event or occurrence.

Usage examples:

Several amusing incidents

adjective

Liable to happen because of; resulting from.

Usage examples:

The changes incident to economic development

noun

An event that is either unpleasant or unusual

Usage examples:

An isolated/serious/unfortunate incident, a youth was seriously injured in a shooting incident on s…

adjective

Exciting; fashionable.

Usage examples:

Kicky high-heeled boots

adjective

Fashionable and stylish

Usage examples:

He wore knee-high boots and a kicky black trench coat., check out these key trends now to find your…

adjective

Exciting and interesting

Usage examples:

After this kicky beginning, the play stagnates., the performers imbued the show with a kicky energy…

adjective

Of most recent date.

Usage examples:

The latest news

noun

The most recent news or fashion.

Usage examples:

Have you heard the latest?

adverb

Doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time.

Usage examples:

His late arrival

noun

Something or someone that is very fashionable, new, and modern. dernier cri is french, meaning "last cry"

Usage examples:

This is the dernier cri in sports headgear., monet and pissarro were the dernier cri of art in 1889…

verb

Become actual fact; happen.

Usage examples:

The forecast rate of increase did not materialize

verb

(of ideas and wishes) to become real or true

Usage examples:

Her hopes of owning her own restaurant never materialized., they listened to the footsteps, then wa…

adjective

Relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past.

Usage examples:

The pace of modern life

noun

A person who advocates or practises a departure from traditional styles or values.

Usage examples:

They were moderns, they must not look back towards the old generation

adjective

Existing in the present or a recent time, or using or based on recently developed ideas, methods, or styles

Usage examples:

Modern life, modern architecture/art

adjective

Produced, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time; not existing before.

Usage examples:

The new madonna album

adverb

Newly; recently.

Usage examples:

New-mown hay

adjective

Recently created or having started to exist recently

Usage examples:

His newest book will be out next month., she’s always coming up with new ideas., have you met carlo…

adverb

At the present time or moment.

Usage examples:

Where are you living now?

conjunction

As a consequence of the fact.

Usage examples:

They spent a lot of time together now that he had retired

adjective

Fashionable or up to date.

Usage examples:

See more of what's now during our autumn catwalk show

noun

A particular event, or the time at which it takes place.

Usage examples:

On one occasion i stayed up until two in the morning

verb

Cause (something).

Usage examples:

Something vital must have occasioned this visit

noun

A particular time when something happens

Usage examples:

Sarah loves dressing up for special occasions., she has lied on several occasions., this meeting pr…

verb

Happen; take place.

Usage examples:

The accident occurred at about 3.30 p.m.

verb

(esp. of unexpected events) to happen

Usage examples:

The incident occurred shortly after the plane took off., the condition occurs primarily in older ad…

noun

An incident or event.

Usage examples:

Vandalism used to be a rare occurrence

noun

A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.

Usage examples:

Glaciers are interesting natural phenomena

noun

Anything that is or can be experienced or felt, esp. something that is noticed because it is unusual or new

Usage examples:

We discussed the ever-growing popularity of talk radio, and wondered how to explain this phenomenon…

noun

Something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting

Usage examples:

Gravity is a natural phenomenon., do you believe in the paranormal and other psychic phenomena?, th…

adjective

Liked or admired by many people or by a particular person or group.

Usage examples:

She was one of the most popular girls in the school

adjective

Liked, enjoyed, or admired by many people or by most people in a particular group

Usage examples:

In-line skating is increasingly popular., contrary to popular belief, air travel is less dangerous …

noun

A thing that is caused or produced by something else; a consequence or outcome.

Usage examples:

The tower collapsed as a result of safety violations

verb

Occur or follow as the consequence of something.

Usage examples:

Anger may result from an argument

noun

Something that happens or exists because of something else

Usage examples:

The mayor says crime is lower as a result of good police work., a lot of people survived the crash …

noun

The place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred.

Usage examples:

The emergency team were among the first on the scene

noun

A part of a play or movie in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period

Usage examples:

The opening scene of the movie was filmed in new york city., the scene from the mountaintop was bre…

adjective

(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.

Usage examples:

Cut the cake with a very sharp knife

adverb

Precisely (used after an expression of time).

Usage examples:

The meeting starts at 7.30 sharp

noun

A musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

Usage examples:

Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

noun

The outside part or uppermost layer of something.

Usage examples:

The earth's surface

adjective

Relating to or found on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

Surface layers

verb

Rise or come up to the surface of the water or the ground.

Usage examples:

He surfaced from his dive

adjective

Moving back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.

Usage examples:

An old mahogany grandfather clock with a swinging pendulum

noun

The action of moving back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.

Usage examples:

All clocks used to keep time by the swinging of a pendulum

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.

Usage examples:

Her long black skirt swung about her legs

noun

An object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.

Usage examples:

Look at that metal rail thing over there

A separate and self-contained entity

noun

A device, product, or part of nature that is not named

Usage examples:

There’s a new thing that seals plastic bags., there are some nice things in the stores on sale righ…

adjective

Fashionable among wealthy or stylish people.

Usage examples:

A tony restaurant

noun

(in the us) any of a number of awards given annually for outstanding achievement in the theatre in various categories.

Usage examples:

It has collected over 30 international theatre awards including three tonys for the broadway produc…

noun

One of a set of prizes given each year to the best plays and for special achievements in the theater

verb

(of a secret or something unknown) come to be known; be revealed.

Usage examples:

It transpired that millions of dollars of debt had been hidden in a complex web of transactions

verb

To happen

Usage examples:

A lot has transpired since we last spoke.

adjective

Very fashionable or up to date.

Usage examples:

I enjoyed being able to go out and buy trendy clothes

noun

A person who is very fashionable or up to date.

Usage examples:

Taiwan's well-heeled young trendies

adjective

Having the most recent information, or using the newest methods or tools

Usage examples:

We go to a lot of trouble to keep our database up-to-date.

adjective

Including or having been given the latest information

Usage examples:

Up-to-date figures/information/prices all up-to-date prices can be found on our website., bring/kee…

adjective

Containing the very latest information or being the newest

Usage examples:

Up-to-the-minute news reports

adjective

Including the latest information

Usage examples:

Up-to-the-minute data/information/news the website provides up-to-the-minute information on the bes…

idiom

To be aware of popular ideas and fashions

Usage examples:

She reads all the style magazines and thinks she’s really with it.

adjective

Knowing a lot about new ideas and fashions

Usage examples:

He reads all the style magazines and thinks he's really with it.

adjective

Fashionable