happen

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happen Definition

• (v) come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
• (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) chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"
• (v) come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"
• (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"

happen Synonyms

• bechance
• befall
• bump
• chance
• come about
• encounter
• fall out
• find
• go on
• hap
• happen
• materialise
• materialize
• occur
• pass
• pass off
• take place