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Thesaurus: happen

To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out.

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  1. v. i. To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out.
  2. v. i. To take place; to occur.
  3. v. come to pass
  4. v. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
  5. v. chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
  6. v. come into being; become reality
  7. v. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
  8. 1. To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out. There shall no evil happen to the just. Prov. xii. 21. 2. To take place; to occur. All these things which had happened. Luke xxiv. 14. To happen on, to meet with; to fall or light upon. "I have happened on some other accounts." Graunt. -- To happen in, to make a casual call. [Colloq.]
  9. v:100 v. come to pass v. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance v. chance to be or do something, without intention or causation v. come into being; become reality