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Proceeding vs Happening - What's the difference?

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Proceeding is a related term of happening.


As verbs the difference between proceeding and happening

is that proceeding is while happening is .

As nouns the difference between proceeding and happening

is that proceeding is the act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction while happening is something that happens.

As an adjective happening is

(slang|of a place) busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.

proceeding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction
  • The collection of academic papers published in the context of an academic conference
  • Progress or movement from one thing to another.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding .}}
  • A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction; as, an illegal proceeding; a cautious or a violent proceeding.
  • * (Macaulay)
    • The proceedings of the high commission.
  • Plural'', see ''proceedings .

    • Synonyms

    * procedure * measure * step

    See also

    * transaction. (Webster 1913)

    happening

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
    • This is a happening place tonight!
  • * 2005 , Wendy Lawton, Less is More , page 13,
    • “San Francisco is not exactly the most happening place, you know.”
  • * 2006 , Eliot Greenspan, Neil E. Schlecht, Frommer's Cuba , page 165,
    • When the show ends, the circular, sunken floor is one of the more happening dance clubs in town.
  • * 2011 , Bob Sehlinger, Menasha Ridge, Len Testa, The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2012 , page 157,
    • They're a little noisy if you open your balcony door but otherwise offer a glimpse of one of Disney World's more happening places.
  • (slang, of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.
    • He is a real happening guy.
  • * 1987' November 16, Steve Gibson, ''Desktop Publishing, 386-Based Machines, ‘'''Happening ’ Trends at Comdex'', '' , page 42,
    • Every show has its hottest, most happening' trends. If I were to isolate just one for hardware and one for software, this year's hot hardware would be the 386 machines, and the ' happening software would be desktop publishing.
  • * 2009 , Nicola Williams, Oliver Berry, Steve Fallon, France , Lonely Planet, page 883,
    • Going strong since 2006, this ephemeral nightclub (it's open only for 50 nights each year, in July and August) has become the hottest ticket in DJ land, a combination of the most happening names in music and its spectacular setting at the heart of the Palais des Festivals.
  • * 2011 , Nicholas Gill, Christie Pashby, Kristina Schreck, Frommer's Chile & Easter Island , unnumbered page,
    • San Antonio is the newest, tiniest, and most “happening ” wine appellation in Chile, with just four boutique wineries that focus on quality, not quantity, producing fine pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, and syrah.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that happens.
  • A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.

    • See also

    * ("happening" on Wikipedia) English gerunds ----