happening
/ˈhæpənɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण हैपनिंग
घटना
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[C, usually pl.]
an event, often a strange one
घटना
- strange happenings in the old house
- People talked about the strange happenings near the old well.
- People gossiped about the strange happenings in the empty house.
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- The newspaper reported the odd happenings of the night.
- Villagers were frightened by the mysterious happenings near the river.
Synonyms event occurrence incident phenomenon episode
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informal
where there is a lot of exciting activity; fashionable
रौनक भरा, चहल-पहल वाला
- a happening place
- Bengaluru is a happening city for young professionals.
- Goa is a happening place during the New Year.
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- This is a really happening club for young people.
- The new cafe has become the most happening spot in town.
Synonyms lively fashionable trendy vibrant buzzing
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a happening (countable noun)
A happening is an event, often an unusual or notable one. It is usually plural: strange happenings.
'Happening' एक घटना है, प्रायः असामान्य या उल्लेखनीय। यह अधिकतर plural में आता है: strange happenings।
- The villagers talked about the strange happenings at night.
- Daily happenings in the city fill the newspaper.
the happenings of / in sth
Use of or in to say where or about what the events occurred.
घटनाएँ कहाँ या किसके बारे में घटीं, यह बताने के लिए 'of' या 'in' प्रयुक्त होता है।
- She wrote a diary of the happenings in the village.
- He keeps up with happenings in the world of sport.
happening (adjective, informal)
Informal use meaning lively, exciting and fashionable: a happening place.
अनौपचारिक प्रयोग जिसका अर्थ रौनक भरा, रोमांचक और आधुनिक है: a happening place।
- The new cafe is the most happening place in town.
be happening (continuous of happen)
Happen is not used in the passive; the continuous form shows an event in progress.
'Happen' का passive नहीं बनता; continuous रूप चल रही घटना को दिखाता है।
- What is happening outside?
- Something strange is happening in the school.
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adjective + happenings
strangerecentdailyunexplainedhistoricmysterious
- The report explains the recent happenings in the hostel.
happenings + preposition
of the dayin the cityaround the worldbehind the scenes
- The programme covers the happenings of the day.
verb + happenings
describereportrecordfollowdiscuss
- Reporters followed the happenings at the border.
happening + noun
placespottownsceneevent
- Goa is a happening spot during the winter holidays.
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- Radhika wrote down the day's happenings in her diary every night.
राधिका हर रात अपनी डायरी में दिन की घटनाएँ लिख लेती थी।
- The old man could not explain the strange happenings in his house.
बुज़ुर्ग अपने घर में हो रही अजीब घटनाओं की व्याख्या नहीं कर सका।
- News channels show the happenings of the world.
समाचार चैनल दुनिया की घटनाएँ दिखाते हैं।
- The market near the temple is the most happening place on Sundays.
मंदिर के पास का बाज़ार रविवार को सबसे अधिक रौनक वाली जगह होता है।
- Nobody knows what is happening inside the closed factory.
कोई नहीं जानता कि बंद फैक्ट्री के अंदर क्या हो रहा है।
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✗ A strange happening are reported in the village.
✓ Strange happenings are reported in the village.
Happenings is usually plural and takes a plural verb.
'Happenings' प्रायः plural में आता है और plural verb लेता है।
✗ The accident was happened near the bridge.
✓ The accident happened near the bridge.
Happen is intransitive and has no passive form.
'Happen' intransitive है और इसका passive रूप नहीं होता।
✗ I want to know all the happening of the village.
✓ I want to know all the happenings of the village.
Happenings, meaning events, is countable and used in the plural after all.
'All' के बाद घटनाओं के अर्थ में countable 'happenings' plural में आता है।
✗ What is happened outside the school?
✓ What has happened outside the school?
Use has happened for a recent event. Is happened is not a tense.
हाल की घटना के लिए 'has happened' लिखें। 'Is happened' कोई tense नहीं है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
event occurrence incident phenomenon episode lively fashionable trendy vibrant buzzing
Antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the event words together: happening, event, occurrence (formal), incident (an event, often unpleasant), episode (one event in a series), phenomenon (an unusual event or fact).
घटना के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: happening, event, occurrence (औपचारिक), incident (घटना, प्रायः अप्रिय), episode (शृंखला की एक घटना), phenomenon (असामान्य घटना या तथ्य)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: happening is a lexicalized noun (an event) and an informal adjective (lively and fashionable: 'a happening city').
प्रयोग में happening स्वतंत्र noun (घटना) और अनौपचारिक adjective (जीवंत और फ़ैशनेबल: 'a happening city') है।
Happen has no passive ('The accident happened', not 'was happened').
Happen का passive नहीं होता ('The accident happened', 'was happened' नहीं)।