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Happen

Happen Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Happen? [v] come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [v] come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized" [v] happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) [v] come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" [v] chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Happen: bump \| chance \| come about \| encounter \| find \| go on \| hap \| occur \| pass \| pass off \| take place Related Terms \| Find terms related to Happen: be found \| be met with \| be realized \| bechance \| become of \| befall \| betide \| break \| bump \| chance \| come \| come about \| come along \| come down \| come off \| come to pass \| come true \| come upon \| cook \| develop \| do \| encounter \| eventuate \| fall \| fall out \| find \| give \| go \| go off \| go on \| hap \| happen along \| happen by chance \| hazard \| hit \| light \| luck \| materialize \| meet \| meet with \| occur \| pass \| pass off \| pop up \| prove \| rise \| stumble \| stumble on \| stumble upon \| take place \| transpire \| tumble \| turn out \| turn up See Also \| anticipate \| appear \| arise \| bechance \| befall \| betide \| break \| chance \| chance \| coincide \| come \| come around \| come off \| come out \| come up \| concur \| contemporise \| contemporize \| develop \| fall \| give \| go \| go off \| go over \| happen \| materialise \| materialize \| operate \| proceed \| recrudesce \| recur \| repeat \| roll around \| shine \| strike \| supervene \| synchronise \| synchronize \| transpire \| turn out Happen In Webster's Dictionary \Hap"pen\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Happened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Happening}.] [OE. happenen, hapnen. See {Hap} to happen.] 1. To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out. There shall no evil happen to the just. --Prov. xii. 21. 2. To take place; to occur. All these things which had happened. --Luke xxiv. 14. {To happen on}, to meet with; to fall or light upon. ``I have happened on some other accounts.'' --Graunt. {To happen in}, to make a casual call. [Colloq.]

Happen Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Happen?

[v] come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
[v] come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"
[v] happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)
[v] come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
[v] chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"

Happen In Webster's Dictionary

\Hap"pen\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Happened}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Happening}.] [OE. happenen, hapnen. See {Hap} to happen.]
1. To come by chance; to come without previous expectation;
   to fall out.

         There shall no evil happen to the just. --Prov. xii.
                                               21.

2. To take place; to occur.

         All these things which had happened.  --Luke xxiv.
                                               14.

{To happen on}, to meet with; to fall or light upon. ``I have
   happened on some other accounts.'' --Graunt.

{To happen in}, to make a casual call. [Colloq.]

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