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happen
What does happen mean?
happen (verb): to occur or take place.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use happen in a sentence?
- Let me tell you how it happened. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- I hear there're fireworks happening tonight. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce happen?
/ˈhæpən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does happen come from?
From Middle English happenen, hapnen, augmented from Middle English happen (“to come to pass, happen”), perhaps from Old English hæppan (“to move accidentally, slip”) and/or from Old Norse *happa, *heppa.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of happen?
Words related to happen
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “happen”?
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What does “happen” mean?
to occur or take place
Right! That's what “happen” means.
begin to be; turn into
Not quite: that's what become means.
arrange in a container
Not quite: that's what pack means.
to inspect; to examine
Not quite: that's what check means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “happen”?
start
Not quite: start means something else.
close
Not quite: close means something else.
occur
Right!
thank
Not quite: thank means something else.
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