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   happen

   /ˈhap(ə)n/

   verb

   • 1. take place; occur: "two hours had passed and still nothing had happened" Similar occurtake placecome aboutcome offcome into beingensueresulttranspirematerializearisebecrop upcome upfall outpan outturn outfollowdevelopemergesurfacepresent itselfsuperveneinformal:go downliterary:come to passbetidechancerare:eventuatehap
   • ▪ ensue as an effect or result of an action or event: "this is what happens when the mechanism goes wrong"
   • ▪ chance to do something or come about: "we just happened to meet Paul"
   • ▪ come about by chance: "it happened that he arrived early one night" Similar chancehave the good/bad/ill fortunehave the good/bad/ill luckbe someone's fortune/misfortune
   • ▪ used as a polite formula in questions: "do you happen to know who her doctor is?"
   • 2. find or come across by chance: "I happened on a street with a few modest restaurants" Similar discover unexpectedlyfind unexpectedlyfind by chancechance onstumble onhit onlight oncome oncome acrossrun acrossblunder onunearthuncoverlocatebring to lightmeet by chancerun intoencounterinformal:bump intodig uparchaic:run against
   • 3. be experienced by (someone); befall: "the same thing happened to me" Similar become ofbe the fate ofbe the lot ofovertakebe visited onliterary:befallbetide
   • ▪ become of: "I don't care what happens to the money" Similar become ofbe the fate ofbe the lot ofovertakebe visited onliterary:befallbetide

   adverb

   • 1. perhaps; maybe: Northern English "happen I'll go back just for a while"

   Word Origin late Middle English (superseding the verb hap): from the noun hap1 + -en1.

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   What is the difference between chance and happen?

   • Chance suggests the accidental nature of an event: It chanced to rain that day. Occur is often interchangeable with happen, but is more formal, and is usually more specific as to time and event: His death occurred the following year.

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   What does happen mean?

   • Happen means ‘occur’ and most commonly ‘occur by chance’: … Happen it'll rain later on. If you want to know what is happening in the world, you have to read the newspapers. No one knows exactly what happened, but several people have been hurt. What happened to Phil? I thought he would be here by now.

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   Where did the word happen come from?

   • The first records of happen come from the early 1300s. It comes from the Middle English happenen, which is formed from the older word hap, meaning “luck” or “event,” and the suffix -en, which turns verbs into adjectives (fasten) or nouns (strengthen).

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   What is the difference between happen and occur?

   • Happen is usually used after vague words like something, thing, what, or this. After words with a more precise meaning, you usually use take place or occur. The incident had taken place many years ago. Mrs Brogan was in the house when the explosion occurred.

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