happen — to take place or occur
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to take place or occur
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhæpən/
Korean meaning: 일어나다, 발생하다
Korean pronunciation: 햅-펀 (강세: 햅)
Example Sentences
- I happened to meet my ex at the grocery store - talk about awkward timing!
- What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but my credit card bill came home with me.
- Accidents happen when we least expect them.
happen
VERB//ˈhæpən//
to take place or occur
💡 Concept
A sudden windstorm happens during the family's peaceful picnic
🎵 Rhyme
As blades sharpen, storm clouds happen to deepen
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈhæpən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈhæpən/
🌳Etymology
Roothap
Suffix--en
Origin
중세 영어 'hap'(운, 기회)에서 유래되었습니다. 원래는 '우연히 일어나다'는 의미로 시작되어 모든 종류의 사건이 '일어나다'는 뜻으로 확장되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
sharpendeepen
sharpen
deepen
🔗Collocations
happen to do
what happens
happen by chance
it so happens
happen again
bound to happen
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“I happened to meet my ex at the grocery store - talk about awkward timing!”
😄 Fun example
“What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but my credit card bill came home with me.”
“Accidents happen when we least expect them.”
“It just so happens that I have two tickets to the concert.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
occurtake placearisecome abouttranspire
Antonyms
preventstop
Related
eventincidentoccurrencechancecoincidence
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