hap·pen (h p  n)intr.v. hap·pened, hap·pen·ing, hap·pens 1. a. To come to pass. b. 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. |
happen
Verb
1. to take place; occur
2. to chance (to be or do something): I happen to know him
3. to be the case, esp. by chance: it happens that I know him
4. happen to (of some unforeseen event, such as death) to be the experience or fate of: if anything happens to me you will know [obsolete hap]
USAGE: See at occur.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | happen - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" recrudesce, develop, break - happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" result - come about or follow as a consequence; "nothing will result from this meeting" intervene - occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children" transpire - come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events transpired last week" give - occur; "what gives?" operate - happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?" supervene - take place as an additional or unexpected development come - come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June" fall - occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" anticipate - be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism" develop - be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly"; roll around, come around - happen regularly; "Christmas rolled around again" bechance, befall, happen - 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) bechance, befall, betide - become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" backfire, backlash, recoil - come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" chance - be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street" break - happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" fall, shine, strike - touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" turn out - prove to be in the result or end; "It turns out that he was right" |
| 2. | happen - 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) hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" happen - chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!" | |
| 3. | happen - chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!" bechance, befall, happen - 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) chance - be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street" | |
| 4. | happen - come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized" hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" | |
| 5. | happen - 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
verb 1. occur, take place, come about, follow, result, appear, develop, arise, come off (informal) ensue, crop up (informal) transpire (informal) materialize, present itself, come to pass, see the light of day, eventuate
Translations
happen [ˈhæpən] vi → suceder, ocurrir (= take place); tener lugar, realizarse;
as it happens → da la casualidad de que;
happen [ˈhæpən] vi → accadere, succedere;
if anything happened to him → se dovesse succedergli qualcosa;
as it happens → guarda caso;
happen (up)on vt fus → capitare su
v happen [ˈhӕpən]
1 to take place or occur; to occur by chance What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket. gebeur يَحْدُث случвам се stát se; náhodou ske geschehen συμβαίνω ocurrir, pasar, acontecer juhtuma اتفاق افتادن tapahtua arriver לִקרוֹת घटित होना dogoditi se, zbiti se, desiti se (meg)történik terjadi gerast, eiga sér stað; vera (það vill svo til{{TH}}.{{TH}}.{{TH}}.) succedere 起こる 일어나다, 생기다 įvykti, atsitikti notikt; nejauši gadīties kebetulan (toevallig) gebeuren, plaatsvinden skje, hende zdarzyć się acontecer a se întâmpla случаться stať sa náhodou zgoditi se dogoditi se hända, ske, falla sig เกิดขึ้น olmak (偶然)發生 відбуватися واقع ہونا، اتفاقا ہونا xảy ra （偶然）发生
2 (usually withto) to be done to (a person, thing etc) She's late – something must have happened to her. gebeur يَحْدُثُ لِ случвам се на přihodit se ske passieren συμβαίνω, τυχαίνω σε κπ. pasarle/ocurrirle/acontecerle (a alguien/algo) juhtuma تفاقي براي كسي افتادن tapahtua arriver à לִקרוֹת לְ- संयोग होना dogoditi se történik terjadi koma fyrir, henda succedere 起こる (...에게) 일어나다 atsitikti notikt terjadi gebeuren met of aan skje, inntreffe przydarzyć się acontecer a se întâmpla случаться stať sa pripetiti se dogoditi se hända, inträffa เกิดขึ้น başına gelmek 發生 ставатися, траплятися کچھ صورت حال ہونا cái gì đã xảy ra với người/vật 发生
3 to do or be by chance I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend. het toevallig, is toevallig يَحْدُثُ بالصُّدْفَه правя случайно náhodou se stát, ukázat se tilfældigvis være zufällig geschehen τυχαίνω dar la casualidad; resultar que juhtuma اتفاقآ برخوردن sattua le hasard a voulu que, il se trouve que לְהִזדַמֵן संयोग से होना slucajno se dogoditi, biti negdje véletlenül (tesz vmit), történetesen kebetulan vilja til, rekast á avere la fortuna di たまたま～する 우연히 ...하다 atsitiktinai ką padaryti/būti izrādīties, gadīties kebetulan toevallig gebeuren, toevallig zijn van iets slumpe til å tak się składa, że; przypadkowo coś zrobić acontecer a se întâmpla случайно оказываться náhodou nájsť, ukázať sa slučajno... slučajno biti råka พบโดยบังเอิญ tesadüfen olmak 碰巧 виявлятися اتفاقا کچھ ہونا tình cờ 碰巧
n happening
an occurrence strange happenings. gebeurtenis, gebeure حَدَثٌ случка událost begivenhed; happening das Ereignis συμβάν acontecimiento sündmus رويداد tapahtuma événement אֵירוּע घटना dogadanje esemény kejadian. atburður, viðburður avvenimento 出来事 우연히 일어난 일 atsitikimas notikums kejadian gebeurtenis, het gebeuren hendelse, begivenhet wydarzenie acontecimento eveniment событие udalosť dogodek događaj händelse ปรากฏการณ์ olay 事件 пощастити واقعات sự kiện 事件
happen (up)on
to find by chance He happened upon the perfect solution to the problem just as he was about to give up his research. op ... afkom, teëkom يَجِد بالصُّدْفَه натъкваМ се на připadnout na falde over stoßen auf βρίσκω τυχαία dar con peale sattuma بطور اتفاقی یافتن löytää sattumalta tomber sur פָּגַש בְּמִקרֶה संयोग से प्राप्त करना या मिलना slucajno naici (namjeriti) na vkire, vmire bukkan menemukan finna fyrir tilviljun, detta niður á incontrare/trovare per caso 偶然出くわす 우연히 발견하다 atsitiktinai rasti/užeiti/užtikti nejauši atrast terjumpa toevallig vinden komme over, råke, dumpe borti natknąć się, natrafić dar com a da peste (случайно) натолкнуться náhodou prísť na slučajno naleteti na naići slučajno råka på พบโดยบังเอิญ şans eseri bulmak 偶然看到 випадково знайти اتفاقا مل جانا ngẫu nhiên tìm ra 偶然看到
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