Happen

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To come to pass.
  • verb-intransitive. To come into being.
  • verb-intransitive. To take place or occur by chance.
  • verb-intransitive. To come upon something by chance.
  • verb-intransitive. To come or go casually; make an appearance.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To occur or take place.
  • v. To occur unexpectedly, by chance or with a low probability.
  • v. To encounter by chance.
  • ad. maybe, perhaps.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out.
  • verb-intransitive. To take place; to occur.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To occur by chance; occur unexpectedly or unaccountably; in general, to occur; take place.
  • To chance; be by chance or unexpectedly: as, he happened to be at home.
  • Possibly; perhaps.
  • Fortunate; happy; blessed.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. come to pass
  • v. chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
  • v. come into being; become reality
  • v. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
  • v. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
  • Verb Form
    happened    happening    happens   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chance    hap    take place    come about    fallout    pass off    go on    pass    occur   
    Cross Reference
    occur    chance    into    to happen on    to happen in   
    Hyponym
    arise    shine    chance    supervene    roll around    come around    break    materialise    anticipate    proceed   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    occur   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    misshapen    tappan    tappen   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts