Definitions for happen
ˈhæp ənhap·pen

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take placeverb

   come to pass

   "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

2. happen, befall, bechanceverb

   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)

3. happenverb

   chance to be or do something, without intention or causation

   "I happen to have just what you need!"

4. happen, materialize, materialiseverb

   come into being; become reality

   "Her dream really materialized"

5. find, happen, chance, bump, encounterverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. happenverb

   To occur or take place.

   Let me tell you how it happened.

2. happenverb

   To occur unexpectedly, by chance or with a low probability.

   Take an umbrella in case it happens to rain.

3. happenverb

   To encounter by chance.

4. happenadverb

   maybe, perhaps.

5. Etymology: From happenen

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Happenverb

   Etymology: from hap.

   1. To fall out; to chance; to come to pass.

   Bring forth your strong reasons, and shew us what shall happen. Is. xl. 22.

   Say not I have sinned, and what harm hath happened unto me. Ecclus. v. 4.

   If it so fall out that thou art miserable for ever, thou hast no reason to be surprized, as if some unexpected thing had happened to thee. John Tillotson, Sermons.

   2. To light; to fall by chance.

   I have happened on some other accounts relating to mortalities. John Graunt, Bills of Mortality.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. happen

   Happen means to occur or take place; an event or situation that takes place without being planned or expected.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Happenverb

   to come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out

2. Happenverb

   to take place; to occur

3. Etymology: [OE. happenen, hapnen. See Hap to happen.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. happen

   To occur.

   The creation of peace is happening as we speak all around the world.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Chance
   • Happen

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'happen' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1376

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'happen' in Written Corpus Frequency: #552

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'happen' in Verbs Frequency: #64

How to pronounce happen?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say happen in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of happen in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of happen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of happen in a Sentence

1. Courtesy Loni James:

   Maybe someone’s not going to pick up a book about Egypt or Namibia or Tunisia. But maybe they would be intrigued by my dating story, and if they happen to learn these other things about this country during that dating story, then I consider that a huge bonus, i realize Egypt maybe is n’t on everybody’s bucket list, maybe Morocco is n’t, even Namibia. When I write about these places, I hope it builds a curiosity … I hope the stories make people laugh, dream and cross oceans to meet interesting people all over.

2. Janey Whiteside:

   We are very sorry that you received an offensive and unacceptable email, we are working to update the account sign-up process to ensure that something like this doesn't happen again.

3. Vanessa Nosie:

   What's happening at Oak Flat can happen anywhere.

4. Carmen Salavarrieta:

   There are families afraid of a new lockdown, they are afraid that their children would need to stay home from school again, they are afraid of what would happen if they or their spouses get sick.

5. Jessica Simpson:

   I think it was more about how he would be perceived, than the love scene actually happening. What would people think ofhimfor allowing that to happen ?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=happen
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Happen
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=happen
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happen