Happen
11happen — index arise (occur), supervene Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12happen on — happen (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To find or meet by chance: bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, light on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on. Archaic: alight on (or upon).… …
13happen — (v.) c.1300, to come to pass, occur, originally occur by hap, to have the (good or bad) fortune (to do, be, etc.); see HAP (Cf. hap) (n.). Replaced O.E. gelimpan, gesceon, and M.E. BEFALL (Cf. befall). In Middle English fel it hap meant it… …
14happen\ on — • happen (up)on v literary To meet or find accidentally or by chance. The Girl Scouts happened on a charming little brook not far from the camp. At the convention I happened upon an old friend I had not seen for years. Syn.: chance on, come… …
15Happen — »Bissen«: Das erst seit dem 18. Jh. bezeugte, ursprünglich niederd. Wort stammt wahrscheinlich aus der Lallsprache der Kinder. Beachte das Lallwort »Papp« »Brei« und die Zusammensetzung berlin. »Happenpappen«. Abl.: happig »gierig ‹zubeißend›«,… …
16happen — [v] come to pass; occur appear, arise, arrive, become a fact, become known, become of, befall, be found, betide, bump, chance, come about, come after, come into being, come into existence, come off, crop up*, develop, down, ensue, eventuate, fall …
17happen — verb (I) 1 if an event or situation happens, it exists and continues for a period of time, especially without being planned first: The accident happened early on Tuesday morning. | No one knew who had fired the gun it all happened so quickly. |… …
18happen — hap|pen [ hæpən ] verb intransitive *** to take place, usually without being planned: The accident happened at about 4:30 p.m. yesterday. The family was on vacation when the tragedy happened. He seemed to be unaware of what was happening around… …
19happen — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Happen is used after these nouns: ↑break in {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ actually, really ▪ She couldn t quite believe that all this was actually happening to her. ▪ jus …
20happen — hap|pen W1S1 [ˈhæpən] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: hap ( HAPPY)] 1.) when something happens, there is an event, especially one that is not planned = ↑occur ▪ When did the accident happen? ▪ It s impossible to predict what will happen next.… …
