happen (EN)verb
verb “happen”
infinitive happen ; he happens ; past tense happened ; past part. happened ; ger. happening
- to take place or occur Sign up to see the translation of definitions and examples into any language.A surprise party
happened at my office for the boss's birthday. - to occur by chance or without intention I
happened to find a $20 bill on the sidewalk this morning. - to come across something by chance While hiking, we
happened upon an old, abandoned cabin in the woods.