happening[noun]Synonyms: event, affair, episode, experience, incident, occurrence, proceeding
English Thesaurus: after, in, within, within a month/two weeks etc, 24 hours/a year etc from now, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. hap‧pen‧ing1 /ˈhæp
ənɪŋ/
noun [countable usually plural] something that happens, especially a strange event
strange/unusual/mysterious etc happenings
There have been reports of strange happenings in the town. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
after preposition after something happens, or after a period of time has passed.
After is used especially when taking about the past:
We went for a walk after lunch. After an hour, we got tired of waiting and went home. They got married just after Christmas.in preposition after a particular period of time.
In is used especially when talking about the future, especially the next few minutes, hours, days etc:
The concert’s due to start in a few minutes. I’ll come back in an hour. In a few years’ time, this place will look completely different.within preposition after less than a month, two weeks etc has passed – used especially when the time seems surprisingly short:
within a month/two weeks etc:
He developed a headache at lunchtime, and within two hours he was dead. Within two days of arriving she had managed to upset everyone.24 hours/a year etc from now at a time 24 hours, a year etc after now:
A week from now we’ll be in Paris.afterwards (
also afterward especially American English)
adverb after an event or time you have mentioned:
Jones admitted afterwards that she had been very nervous during the game. Speaking to reporters afterward, he said the operation had been a success. He moved to Belgium, and soon afterwards he met Angela.later adverb some time after now or after the time you are talking about:
I’ll tell you about it later when I’m less busy. ⇒
two months/three years etc later:
James went off, and came back ten minutes later with some food.subsequently adverb formal after something had happened in the past:
The book was published in 1954 and was subsequently translated into fifteen languages.fashionable popular at a particular time:
fashionable clothes It was fashionable to have red hair. His theories were fashionable in the 1980s.trendy informal modern and fashionable – often used in a slightly disapproving or joking way:
a trendy tie a trendy restaurant The area has become very trendy and a lot of artists live there.stylish adjective fashionable and well-designed in an attractive way:
She was wearing a stylish two-piece suit. The furniture looked very stylish and modern.cool adjective informal fashionable – used especially when you think someone or something looks good:
Michael looked very cool in his dark jacket and sunglasses. a cool shirthappening [only before noun] informal adjective a happening place is fashionable and lively:
London has always been a happening place.be in fashion verb phrase to be fashionable at a particular time:
The Sixties look is back in fashion. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲