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    hap·pen
    /ˈhapən/

    verb

    • 1. take place; occur: "two hours had passed and still nothing had happened" Similar occurtake placecome aboutcome off
    • 2. find or come across by chance: "Mike played football as a boy and happened on cycling by accident" Similar discover unexpectedlyfind unexpectedlyfind by chancechance on

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHAPPENED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HAPPENED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of happen 2. (of a situation or an event) to have existence or…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › happenHappen Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to occur by chance—often used with it. it so happens I'm going your way. 2. : to come into being or occur as an event, process, or result. mistakes will happen. 3. : to do, encounter, or attain something by or as if by chance. I happen to know the answer.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHAPPENED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    (of a situation or an event) to have existence or come into existence: No one knows exactly what happened but several people have been hurt. Anything could happen in the next half hour. A funny thing happened in the office today. I don't want to think about what might have happened if he'd been driving any faster. happen to someone/something. A2.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHAPPEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    (of a situation or an event) to have existence or come into existence: No one knows exactly what happened but several people have been hurt. Anything could happen in the next half hour. A funny thing happened in the office today. I don't want to think about what might have happened if he'd been driving any faster. happen to someone/something. A2.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › happenedHappened - definition of happened by The Free Dictionary

    1. ( intr) (of an event in time) to come about or take place; occur. 2. (foll by: to) (of some unforeseen circumstance or event, esp death), to fall to the lot (of); be a source of good or bad fortune (to): if anything happens to me, it'll be your fault. 3. ( tr) to chance (to be or do something): I happen to know him.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › happenHAPPEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    What is a basic definition of happen? Happen means to occur, to come to pass by chance, or to befall someone or something. Happen has several other senses as a verb.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › happenHappen - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    chance to be or do something, without intention or causation. “I happen to have just what you need!” synonyms: bechance, befall. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance. see more. verb. come upon, as if by accident; meet with. “I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here”