Definitions for happen
ˈhæp ənhap·pen

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place(verb)

   come to pass

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

2. happen, befall, bechance(verb)

   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. happen(verb)

   chance to be or do something, without intention or causation

   "I happen to have just what you need!"

4. happen, materialize, materialise(verb)

   come into being; become reality

   "Her dream really materialized"

5. find, happen, chance, bump, encounter(verb)

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. happen(Verb)

   To occur or take place.

   Let me tell you how it happened.

2. happen(Verb)

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

   Take an umbrella in case it happens to rain.

3. happen(Verb)

   To encounter by chance.

4. happen(Adverb)

   maybe, perhaps.

Origin: From happenen

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Happen(verb)

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

2. Happen(verb)

   to take place; to occur

Origin: [OE. happenen, hapnen. See Hap to 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

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. Billy Murphy:

   This can happen again.

2. Tenet Chief Executive Trevor Fetter:

   It was bound to happen.

3. Jim Jordan:

   That's not gonna happen.

4. Michael McFaul:

   It just will not happen.

5. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   It's not going to happen.

Images & Illustrations of happen

Popularity rank by frequency of use