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单词 happened
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happen

verb

hap·​pen ˈha-pən How to pronounce happen (audio)
-pᵊm
happened; happening ˈhap-niŋ How to pronounce happen (audio)
ˈha-pə-

intransitive verb

1
: to occur by chance
often used with it
it so happens I'm going your way
2
: to come into being or occur as an event, process, or result
mistakes will happen
3
: to do, encounter, or attain something by or as if by chance
I happen to know the answer
4
a
: to meet or discover something by chance
happened upon a system that worked Richard Corbin
b
: to come or go casually : make a chance appearance
he might happen by at any time
5
: to come especially by way of injury or harm
I promise nothing will happen to you

Synonyms

  • be
  • befall
  • betide
  • chance
  • come
  • come about
  • come down
  • come off
  • cook
  • do
  • go down [slang]
  • go on
  • hap
  • occur
  • pass
  • transpire
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Example Sentences

Something like that was bound to happen sooner or later. You never know what's going to happen when they get together. What happened at school today? “What's happening?” “They're installing new equipment.”
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from hap

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

happen

verb

hap·​pen ˈha-pən How to pronounce happen (audio)
happened; happening
1
: to take place
Stop crying and tell me what happened.
2
: to occur or come about by chance
It just so happens I know them.
3
: to do or be by chance
I happened to overhear this.
4
: to come especially by way of injury or harm
Nothing will happen to you.

happened

verb

past tense of happen
as in occurred
to take place did anything exciting happen over the summer?

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • occurred
  • came
  • was
  • did
  • transpired
  • passed
  • befell
  • happed
  • came down
  • chanced
  • cooked
  • came about
  • proceeded
  • went down
  • went on
  • materialized
  • came off
  • arose
  • betided
  • came to pass
  • resulted
  • intervened
  • developed
  • followed
  • broke
  • came up
  • rose
  • fell out
  • turned out
  • shaped (up)
  • went off
  • sprung (up)
  • cropped (up)
  • sprang (up)
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