happen

Main Entry:: hap·pen
Pronunciation:: \ˈha-pən, -p^əm\
Function:: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: hap·pened; hap·pen·ing \ˈhap-niŋ, ˈha-pə-\
Etymology:: Middle English, from hap
Date:: 14th century

1: to occur by chance —often used with it<it so happens I'm going your way>2: to come into being or occur as an event, process, or result <mistakes will happen>3: to do, encounter, or attain something by or as if by chance <I happen to know the answer>4 a: to meet or discover something by chance <happened upon a system that worked — Richard Corbin> b: to come or go casually : make a chance appearance <he might happen by at any time>5: to come especially by way of injury or harm <I promise nothing will happen to you>

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