| accidental |
happening by chance; unexpected; unintended. [1/5 definitions] |
| actual |
truly existing or happening, not just potentially or in the imagination. [2/3 definitions] |
| affair |
an occurrence, event, matter, or happening. [1/6 definitions] |
| anachronism |
the representation of something as existing or happening at a time when that thing did not exist or happen, or a similar presentation done in error. [1/2 definitions] |
| annual |
happening once every year. [1/4 definitions] |
| avoid |
to keep away from or keep from happening, esp. by active effort. [1/2 definitions] |
| biyearly |
happening every two years or lasting two years; biennial. [1/2 definitions] |
| blind spot |
an area nearby but which, or in which, one cannot see or hear what is happening, such as an area behind an automobile in motion that the driver cannot see through a rear-view mirror, or an acoustically dead spot in an auditorium. [1/4 definitions] |
| catch up |
to learn what has been happening in the lives of others after a period of having lost communication (often fol. by "with"). [1/3 definitions] |
| chance |
the quality of happening unexpectedly and randomly, without intention or design. [1/7 definitions] |
| chance it |
(informal) to take the risk of some bad thing happening. |
| chronic |
recurring often over long periods or happening constantly. [1/3 definitions] |
| coincidental |
happening by coincidence. |
| come about |
to happen (used to refer to the sequence of events that leads up to something happening). |
| concomitant |
existing or happening at the same time as something else, esp. as the less important thing or event; accompanying; attendant. [1/2 definitions] |
| continuing |
still going on or happening; not over. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| current |
happening in or belonging to the present time. [1/5 definitions] |
| decennial |
happening every ten years. [1/3 definitions] |
| declare |
to proclaim or formally announce (the fact of something happening or existing). [1/7 definitions] |
| development |
an event or happening of consequence. [1/4 definitions] |