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Happen

Happen Meaning & Definition
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.]

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