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- US Pronunciation
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- [hap-uh n]
- /ˈhæp ən/
- /ˈhæpən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hap-uh n]
- /ˈhæp ən/
Definitions of happen word
- verb without object happen to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York. 1
- verb without object happen to come to pass by chance; occur without apparent reason or design: Don't ask me what caused it—it just happened, that's all. 1
- verb without object happen to have the fortune or lot (to do or be as specified); chance: I happened to see him on the street. 1
- verb without object happen to befall, as to a person or thing: Something dreadful has happened to me. 1
- verb without object happen to meet or discover by chance (usually followed by on or upon): to happen on a clue to a mystery. 1
- verb without object happen to be, come, go, etc., casually or by chance: My friend happened along. 1
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Origin of happen
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
First recorded in 1300-50, happen is from the Middle English word hap(pe)nen. See hap1, -en1
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Parts of speech for Happen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
happen popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
happen usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for happen
verb happen
- hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- materialize — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- go on — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
Antonyms for happen
verb happen
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- disappear — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- precede — to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
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