Happen

verb

/ˈhæpən/

Word Frequency: 37.3

Definitions

1.verbTo occur or take place.

"Let me tell you how it happened."

2.verbTo happen to; to befall.

3.verb(with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.

"Do you happen to have an umbrella?"

4.verb(followed by on or upon) To encounter by chance.

5.adverbMaybe, perhaps.

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