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English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishhappenen,hapnen, augmented fromMiddle Englishhappen(“to come to pass, happen”), perhaps fromOld Englishhæppan(“to move accidentally, slip”) and/or fromOld Norse*happa,*heppa, fromProto-Germanic*hampijaną(“to fit in, be fitting”). Equivalent tohap(“a chance, occurrence, byfall”) +‎-en(verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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happen (third-person singular simple presenthappens,present participlehappening,simple past and past participlehappened)

  1. (intransitive) Tooccur ortake place.
    Synonyms:come to pass;see alsoThesaurus:happen
    Let me tell you how ithappened.
    • 2013 June 28,Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, inThe Guardian Weekly, volume189, number 3, page21:
      Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs tohappen for him to turn his life around.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To happen to; tobefall.
    • 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu,The House by the Churchyard:
      'By my soul! I believe something bad hashappened me,' he muttered, and popped up his window, and looked out, half dreaming over the church-yard on the park beyond[…]
  3. (intransitive or impersonal, with infinitive) To do or occur bychance or unexpectedly.
    Take an umbrella in case ithappens to rain.
    Do youhappen to have an umbrella?
    If you should (happen to) need any help, I'll be there.
  4. (followed by on orupon) Toencounterby chance.
    • 1860,Nathaniel Hawthorne, chapter 30, inThe Marble Faun:
      Unexpectedly, in a nook close by the farmhouse, hehappened upon a spot where the vintage had actually commenced.
  5. (informal) To become popular or trendy.

Usage notes

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Derived terms

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Related terms

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Translations

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to occur
to occur by chance, unexpectedly

Adverb

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happen (notcomparable)

  1. (obsolete or dialect)maybe,perhaps.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Fromhap(“bite”) +‎-en.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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happen

  1. to take abite

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofhappen (weak)
infinitivehappen
past singularhapte
past participlegehapt
infinitivehappen
gerundhappenn
present tensepast tense
1st person singularhaphapte
2nd person sing. (jij)hapt,hap2hapte
2nd person sing. (u)hapthapte
2nd person sing. (gij)hapthapte
3rd person singularhapthapte
pluralhappenhapten
subjunctive sing.1happehapte
subjunctive plur.1happenhapten
imperative sing.hap
imperative plur.1hapt
participleshappendgehapt
1)Archaic.2) In case ofinversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Papiamentu:hap

Noun

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happen

  1. plural ofhap
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