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Definitions for Happen

[1] to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
[2] to come to pass by chance; occur without apparent reason or design: Don't ask me what caused it—it just happened, that's all.
[3] to have the fortune or lot (to do or be as specified); chance: I happened to see him on the street.
[4] to befall, as to a person or thing: Something dreadful has happened to me.
[5] to meet or discover by chance (usually followed by on or upon ): to happen on a clue to a mystery.
[6] to be, come, go, etc., casually or by chance: My friend happened along.
[7] Slang . to be very exciting or interesting: That party was happening!
[8] (intr) (of an event in time) to come about or take place; occur
[9] (intr foll by to ) (of some unforeseen circumstance or event, esp death), to fall to the lot (of); be a source of good or bad fortune (to) if anything happens to me, it'll be your fault
[10] (tr) to chance (to be or do something) I happen to know him
[11] (tr; takes a clause as object) to be the case, esp if by chance, that it happens that I know him
[12] Northern English dialect another word for perhaps (as sentence modifier ) happen I'll see thee tomorrow

Words related to Happen

hit, materialize, develop, appear, transpire, arise, fall, result, pass, meet, arrive, supervene, proceed, recur, bump, light, shake, befall, spring, ensue

Words nearby Happen

haploscope, haplosis, haplostemonous, haplotype, haply, happen, happen by, happen on, happen-so, happenchance, happening

Origin of Happen

First recorded in 1300–50, happen is from the Middle English word hap(pe)nen. See hap1, -en1

Word origin for Happen

C14: see hap 1 , -en 1

Synonyms for Happen

appear, arise, arrive, crop up, develop, fall, go on, hit, materialize, meet, pass, result, take effect, take place, transpire, befall, betide, bump, chance, down, ensue, eventuate, follow, issue, light, proceed, recur, shake, smoke, spring, stumble, supervene, be found, become a fact, become known, become of, come about, come after, come into being, come into existence, come off, luck, present itself, stumble upon, turn out, turn up, what goes