Happen Definition
hăpən
happened, happening, happens
verb
happened, happening, happens
To come to pass.
Where did the accident happen?
American Heritage
To take place; occur; befall.
Webster's New World
To come about as a consequence; result.
Trouble always seems to happen when he's around.
American Heritage
To be the fate; become.
What will happen to the business when the owner retires?
American Heritage
To have the luck or occasion.
I happened to catch the exhibit when I was in New York.
Webster's New World
idiom
as it so happens
- as a matter of fact; incidentally
Webster's New World
happen on
- to meet or find by chance
Webster's New World
happen to
- to be done to or be the fate of; befall
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Happen
- as it so happens
- happen on
- happen to
Origin of Happen
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Middle English happenen from hap chance hap
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English happenen
From Wiktionary
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