happen
71happen to somebody — ˈhappen to sb/sth derived to have an effect on sb/sth • I hope nothing (= nothing unpleasant) has happened to them. • It s the best thing that has ever happened to me. • What s happened to your car? …
72happen to something — ˈhappen to sb/sth derived to have an effect on sb/sth • I hope nothing (= nothing unpleasant) has happened to them. • It s the best thing that has ever happened to me. • What s happened to your car? …
73happen, transpire, occur — These words are frequently used interchangeably, but not by careful users of language. Happen means to take place, to come to pass : A fatal accident just happened at that intersection. Happen, which originally indicated the taking place of… …
74happen upon — phrasal verb happen on or happen upon [transitive] Word forms happen on : present tense I/you/we/they happen on he/she/it happens on present participle happening on past tense happened on past participle happened on old fashioned happen on… …
75happen along — phrasal verb happen along or happen by [intransitive] Word forms happen along : present tense I/you/we/they happen along he/she/it happens along present participle happening along past tense happened along past participle happened along old… …
76happen upon — verb find unexpectedly (Freq. 1) the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑fall upon, ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑ …
77happen to do something — 1) to do something by chance I happened to meet an old friend in town. 2) spoken used for asking something politely Do you happen to have a pen I can borrow? 3) spoken used for expressing an opinion firmly, because you are angry I happen to live… …
78Happen (Subst.) — * Einem die Happen (Bissen) in den Mund zählen. [Zusätze und Ergänzungen] 2. Nu kênen Happen miehr, söä de Köster, as n de Patron in t Fröäten exam nêrte, un wenn ick ôk n nich krigte. – Schlingmann, 874 …
79happen along — verb To arrive by chance; to occur by happenstance. Now, if a rattling good earthquake were to happen along, you might awake in the morning to find yourself on an island, or even under water …
80Happen (Verb.) — 1. Wer vêle happet, dei vêle kacket. (S. ⇨ Hacken 2.) – Schambach, II, 578. Wer viel isst, der muss viel kacken. *2. T is beter, happ to, as happ up. – Bueren, 1111; Eichwald, 739. Happen = schnappen, begierig sein. Vgl. Richey, 88 …
