transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈha-pən, -p ə m ]
intransitive verb
( 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 happen s 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
happen ed 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