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happen - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'happen' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Happen [ v. i.]
- To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out.
- To take place; to occur.

Meaning of 'happen' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . happen [ v]
Meaning (1):
- come into being; become reality
Example in sentence:
  • Her dream really materialized
Meaning (2):
- chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
Example in sentence:
  • I happen to have just what you need!
Meaning (3):
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
Example in sentence:
  • I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here;
  • She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day;
  • We find this idea in Plato
Meaning (4):
- happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
Example in sentence:
  • It happens that today is my birthday;
  • These things befell
Meaning (5):
- come to pass
Example in sentence:
  • Nothing occurred that seemed important;
  • The meeting took place off without an incidence;
  • What is happening?

Nearby Words:

hap hap'penny haphazard hapless haplessly haplomi haplostemonous haply happed happened

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