happen
werkwoord
1 happen
Come to pass:
— What is happening?.
synoniemen: come about, fall out, go on, hap, occur, pass, pass off, take place.
Roget 151: happen, occur; take place, take effect; come, become of; come off, comeabout†, come round, come into existence, come forth, come to pass, come on; pass, ... meer laten zien
Nederlands: tot stand komen, plaatshebben, plaatsvinden, gebeuren, overstag gaan, doorgaan
2 happen
Happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance:
— It happens that today is my birthday.
Nederlands: plaatsvinden, overkomen, gebeuren, optreden, voordoen, voorkomen, voorvallen
3 happen
Chance to be or do something, without intention or causation.
4 happen
5 happen
Come upon, as if by accident; meet with:
— I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here.
synoniemen: bump, chance, encounter, find.
Nederlands: treffen, confronteren, ontmoeten, vinden
bijwoord
Roget 151: eventually; in the event of, in case, just in case; in the course of things; as things, times go; as the world goes, wags; as the tree falls, cat jumps; as it may turn out, happen.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
Roget 152: impending etc. v.; destined; about to be, happen; coming, in store, to come, going to happen, instant, at hand, near; ... meer laten zien
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: be found, be met with, be realized, bechance, become of, befall, betide, break, bump, chance, come, come about, come along, come down, come off, come to pass, come true, come upon, cook, develop ... meer laten zien.
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