happen

intr.v., -pened, -pen·ing, -pens.

1. 1. To come to pass.
   2. To come into being.
2. To take place or occur by chance.
3. To come upon something by chance.
4. To come or go casually; make an appearance.

[Middle English happenen, from hap, chance. See hap.]

SYNONYMS   happen, befall, betide, chance, occur. These verbs mean to come about: saw an awful thing happen; predicted that misery will befall humankind; woe that betides the poor soldier; former friends who chanced to meet again; described the accident exactly as it occurred.

also happen on

verb

1. To take place: befall, betide, come, come about, come off, develop, hap, occur, pass, transpire. Idioms: come to pass. See happen.
2. To take place by chance: befall, chance, hap. See happen.

phrasal verb - happen on (or upon)

To find or meet by chance: bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, light on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on. Archaic alight on (or upon). Idioms: meet up with. See meet.

IN BRIEF: Come into being; occur.

Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen. — Peter Marshall, (1902-1949), pastor of Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., chaplain to U.S. Senate.

Common misspelling(s) of happen

• ahppen
• hapen

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - ske, hænde, indtræffe
adv. - måske

idioms:

• as it happens    tilfældigvis, for resten
• happen on    træffe, finde
• happen to    ske for

Nederlands (Dutch)
gebeuren, zich afspelen, vanzelf gebeuren, toevallig geschieden/ -doen

Français (French)
v. intr. - arriver à qn, se trouver par hasard, arriver, se concrétiser, faire du mal à, devenir, se trouver, s'avérer
adv. - si par hasard, peut-être

idioms:

• as it happens    comme cela arrive
• happen on    tomber sur (qch) (un objet), trouver (qch) par hasard
• happen to    s'avérer, se trouver (être)

Deutsch (German)
v. - geschehen, passieren, zustoßen
adv. - vielleicht

idioms:

• as it happens    tatsächlich
• happen on    zufällig treffen, zufällig finden
• happen to    passieren, zufällig

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συμβαίνω, διαδραματίζομαι, εμφανίζομαι τυχαία, τυχαίνω (κν. λαχαίνω)

idioms:

• as it happens    όπως φαίνεται, πράγματι
• happen on    παρατυχαίνω σε..., παραβρίσκομαι τυχαία σε...
• happen to    συμβαίνω σε, τυχαίνω να

Italiano (Italian)
accadere

idioms:

• as it happens    per l'appunto
• happen on    trovare/incontrare per caso
• happen to    capita di, capitare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - acontecer

idioms:

• as it happens    à medida que acontece
• happen on    achar casualmente
• happen to    ser o destino de

Русский (Russian)
случаться, происходить, оказываться случайно, посчастливиться

idioms:

• as it happens    дело в том, что, случайно
• happen on    натолкнуться
• happen to    случиться с кем-л.

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - pasar, acaecer, acontecer, ocurrir

idioms:

• as it happens    da la casualidad que
• happen on    tropezar con, dar con
• happen to    por casualidad, resultar que, acaso

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hända, råka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发生, 偶然, 碰巧, 偶然地

idioms:

• as it happens    碰巧, 偶然
• happen on    偶然遇见, 偶然发现
• happen to    发生于

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 發生, 偶然, 碰巧
adv. - 偶然地

idioms:

• as it happens    碰巧, 偶然
• happen on    偶然遇見, 偶然發現
• happen to    發生於

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 일어나다, 우연히~하다, 우연히 마주치다
adv. - 아마도

idioms:

• as it happens    우연히, 때마침, 공교롭게도
• happen on    우연히 ~을 만나다, 우연히~이 생각나다
• happen to    우연히~하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 起こる, 生じる, たまたま…する

idioms:

• happen on    偶然出くわす
• happen to    偶然～する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحدث بالمصادفه, يقع, يحدث, يصادف, يتفق أن يكون, يظهر أو يبرز أو يعثر على بالمصادفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮גרם לו מזלו, הזדמן, התרחש, קרה‬
adv. - ‮אולי (צ. אנגליה)‬

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