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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 meaning of the word 'happen'?

   • happen has two meanings: 1. take place; occur and 2. find or come across by chance In this context, it means 'find or come across by chance'. The AnkiWeb platform may only provide the second meaning for this word in this card. It is unclear whether this is done deliberately or if there is another reason.

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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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   How do you use the word 'happens' in a sentence?

   • 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. Don't say that a planned event 'happens'.

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   What does 'no it all happened so suddenly' mean?

   • "No, it all happened so suddenly." [ + to infinitive ] They happened to look (= looked by chance) in the right place almost immediately. [ + (that) ] Fortunately it happened (that) there was no one in the house at the time of the explosion. [ + that ] It just so happens that I have her phone number right here.

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   Definitions of happen. verb. come to pass. “What is happening?” synonyms: come about, fall out, go on, hap, occur, pass, pass off, take place. see more. verb. come into being; become reality. synonyms: materialise, materialize. see more. verb. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance. “It happens that today is my birthday”

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