happen
IPA: hˈæpʌn
verb
- (intransitive) To occur or take place.
- (transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall.
- (intransitive or impersonal, with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.
- (followed by on or upon) To encounter by chance.
- (informal) To become popular or trendy.
adverb
- (obsolete or dialect) maybe, perhaps.
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Examples of "happen" in Sentences
- The events can happen simultaneously.
- But then the unthinkable event happened.
- The sinister event happened two days ago.
- The actual probability of the event happening is unknown.
- The events of the series happen in the not so distant future.
- On the final weekend in November, the unthinkable event happened.
- The thousands in attendance at the live event saw the changes happen.
- The greater the likelihood of the event happening, the higher the price.
- 'The Crucible' showed the events that happened in the 1950s with communism.
- This event is yet to happen and will happen after the rapture of the church.
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