happen

Definition of happen in English English dictionary: To occur
Take an umbrella in case it happens to rain.; or upon To encounter by chance
Unexpectedly, in a nook close by the farmhouse, he happened upon a spot where the vintage had actually commenced.; {v} to fallout, come to pass, chance; You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising. She called Amy to see if she had any idea of her son's whereabouts. As it happened, Amy had; When something, especially something unpleasant, happens to you, it takes place and affects you. If we had been spotted at that point, I don't know what would have happened to us; {f} occur, take place; To take place; to occur; 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"; come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"; Something that happens occurs or is done without being planned. We cannot say for sure what will happen; If something happens, it occurs as a result of a situation or course of action. She wondered what would happen if her parents found her He trotted to the truck and switched on the ignition. Nothing happened; (Santayana) chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!; If you happen to do something, you do it by chance. If it happens that something is the case, it occurs by chance. We happened to discover we had a friend in common If it happens that I'm wanted badly somewhere, my mother will take the call and phone through to me here; 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 to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"; come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"; To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out; come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized" 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 to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!; happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell"
happen along: To arrive by chance; to occur by happenstance
Well, you're the one who's always telling me not to leave my purse in the cart, and that's probably what that woman had done, and someone happened along and just took it..
happen to: {f} come to by chance
happen upon: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
accident waiting to happen: A thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident
Someone needs to repair that worn out old bridge, it's an accident waiting to happen!.
accidents waiting to happen: plural form of accident waiting to happen
couldn't happen to a nicer: Sarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate
So the CEO of ScamCo is going to prison? Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
happening: a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation
happening: taking place
happening: trendy, up-to-the-minute
He is a real happening guy.
happening: Present participle of happen
happening: A term that became popular during the middle-to-late 1960s to denote an event with multiple cultural components, such as a graphic arts exhibition with accompanying or associated contemporaneous musical, social, and political events
The Andy Warhol reception was a freaky happening.
accidents will happen: (deyim) Things sometimes go wrong, despite our best efforts
bound to happen: should occur
bound to happen: must occur
make it happen: (deyim) Statement of approval or encouragement
To happen: evene
To happen: transpire
To happen: befall
To happen: pass
anything might happen: anything is possible, anything could be
bound to happen: expected to happen
happened: past of happen
happening: taking place; "the parade is still happening"
happening: an event that happens
happening: something that happens
happening: In art, a multimedia event performed with audience participation so as to create a single artistic expression
happening: Large congregation of Flower Children to enjoy drugs, nature, and each others company
happening: {i} occasion; occurrence, event
happening: an event that happens taking place; "the parade is still happening
happening: A type of art form incorporating performance, theater, and visual images, developed in the 1960’s A happening was organized without a specific narrative or intent, with audience participation, the event proceeded according to chance and individual improvisation
happening: Happenings are things that happen, often in a way that is unexpected or hard to explain. The Budapest office plans to hire freelance reporters to cover the latest happenings. something that happens, especially a strange event strange/unusual/mysterious etc happenings. fashionable and exciting
happens: third-person singular of happen
if anything should happen to: if if something bad should happen to..., if any harm should befall
it is not likely to happen: it probably will not happen
lest something should happen to him: for fear that anything bad should happen to him, he must not be hurt
nothing will happen to him: nothing will harm him, nothing bad will happen to him
this can't happen to me: expression that reveals excess self-confidence and complacency
what would happen if: what would be the result if i did the following