transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhæpən ]
v. & adv. --v.intr. 1 occur (by chance or otherwise). 2 (foll. by to + infin.) have the (good or bad) fortune to (I happened to meet her). 3 (foll. by to) be the (esp. unwelcome) fate or experience of (what happened to you?; I hope nothing happens to them). 4 (foll. by on) encounter or discover by chance. --adv. N.Engl. dial. perhaps, maybe (happen it'll rain). øas it happens in fact; in reality (as it happens, it turned out well). [ME f. HAP + -EN(1)]