Word Frequency
happen (ˈhæpən
)
Definitions
verb
- intr (of an event in time) to come about or take place; occur
- 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
- tr to chance (to be or do something) ⇒
I happen to know him
- tr; takes a clause as object to be the case, esp if by chance, that ⇒
it happens that I know him
adverb, sentence substitute
- (Northern England, dialect)
- another word for perhaps
- (as sentence modifier) ⇒
happen I'll see thee tomorrow
Word Origin
C14: see hap1, -en1Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = occur, take place, come about, follow, result, appear, develop, arise, come off, ensue, crop up, transpire, materialize, present itself, come to pass, see the light of day, eventuate
Translations for 'happen'
- British English: happen When something happens, it occurs or is done without being planned.Tell me what happened.ˈhæpn VERB
- Arabic: يَحْدُثُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: acontecer
- Chinese: 发生
- Croatian: dogoditi se
- Czech: stát se dít sepřihodit se
- Danish: ske
- Dutch: gebeuren
- European Spanish: ocurrir
- Finnish: tapahtua
- French: se passer
- German: geschehen
- Greek: συμβαίνω
- Italian: accadere
- Japanese: 起こる
- Korean: 일어나다
- Norwegian: hende
- Polish: zdarzyć się zdarzać się
- Portuguese: acontecer
- Romanian: a se întâmpla
- Russian: случаться
- Spanish: ocurrir
- Swedish: hända
- Thai: เกิดขึ้น
- Turkish: olmak
- Ukrainian: траплятися трапитися
- Vietnamese: xảy ra
Example Sentences Including 'happen'
But otherwise in the first half Rangers looked as if they were waiting for things to happen rather than making them happen.Irish Times (2002)
But when spots become crowded, and hard, heavy surfboards start flying around, accidents happen regularly.Country Life (2004)
He couldn't imagine what would happen , or what his own future would be.LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
However disingenuous that might be, there is never any danger that it might happen here.Glasgow Herald (2001)
I went out into the garden and stayed there because I thought nothing bad could happen to me there.BEYOND FEAR (2002)
If we can put in a performance then you never know what can happen.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Like in religion, when you speak certain words, things happen or are supposed to happen.CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
She settled further back into the snow, ignoring the damp and the cold, and waited to see what would happen.LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
Whatever else may happen in the future, nothing will happen fast.Irish Times (2002)
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