ANYTHING CAN / MIGHT HAPPEN

Meaning of ANYTHING CAN / MIGHT HAPPEN in English

used to say that it is not possible to know what the result of sth will be

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

MIGHT — I. ˈmīt, usu -īd.+V ( archaic second singular might·est -īd.ə̇st ; or mightst -ītst) Etymology: Middle English mighte, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAPPEN — I. ˈhapən, -p ə m verb ( happened -pənd, -p ə nd ; happened “ ; happening -p(ə)niŋ ; happens …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAN — I. _kən, (|)kan; esp after a stressed vowel _k ə ŋ; esp in NewEng (|) ke(ə)n; esp dial (|) kin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANYTHING
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANYTHING — (n.) Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would …
Английский словарь Webster
ANYTHING — ( n. ) Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MIGHT — might 1 /muyt/ , auxiliary v. 1. pt. of may 1 . 2. (used to express possibility): They might be …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAPPEN — /hap"euhn/ , v.i. 1. to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANYTHING — /en"ee thing'/ , pron. 1. any thing whatever; something, no matter what: Do you have anything for a toothache? n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIGHT — I. ˈmīt verbal auxiliary, past of may Etymology: Middle English, from Old English meahte, mihte; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAN — I. kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin verb ( past could kəd, ˈku̇d ; present singular & plural can ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANYTHING — I. -ˌthiŋ pronoun Date: before 12th century : any thing whatever : any such thing II. adverb Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAPPEN — intransitive verb ( hap·pened ; hap·pen·ing ˈhap-niŋ, ˈha-pə-) Etymology: Middle English, from hap Date: 14th century 1. : to occur …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MIGHT — imp. of may. 2. might ·impf of may. 3. might ·v force or power of any kind, whether of body …
Webster English vocab
HAPPEN — vi to take place; to occur. 2. happen ·vi to come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall …
Webster English vocab
ANYTHING — adv in any measure; anywise; at all. 2. anything ·noun expressing an indefinite comparison; with as or like. 3. …
Webster English vocab
MIGHT — [might] [ME, fr. OE meahte, mihte; akin to OHG mahta, mohta could] past of may (bef. 12c)--used in auxiliary function …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANYTHING — [any.thing] pron (bef. 12c): any thing whatever: any such thing [2]anything adv (bef. 12c): at all
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MIGHT — might BrE AmE maɪt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HAPPEN — happen BrE AmE ˈhæp ə n ▷ happened ˈhæp ə nd ⇨-md ▷ happening/s ˈhæp ə n‿ɪŋ/z ▷ happens ˈhæp …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ANYTHING — anything BrE AmE ˈen i θɪŋ -ə-; !!-θɪŋk —also weak form ən-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAN — I . / kən; NAmE ; kæn/ modal verb —see also can (II) ( negative can·not / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIGHT — / maɪt; NAmE / modal verb , noun ■ modal verb ( negative might not , short form mightn't / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAPPEN
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANYTHING — / ˈeniθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun 1. used instead of something in negative sentences and in questions; after if / whether …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIGHT — I. might 1 S1 W1 /maɪt/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form mightn’t ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAPPEN — hap ‧ pen S1 W1 /ˈhæpən/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: hap ( ⇨ ↑ happy …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAN — I. can 1 S1 W1 /kən; strong kæn/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form can’t ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANYTHING — an ‧ y ‧ thing S1 W1 /ˈeniθɪŋ/ BrE AmE pronoun 1 . any thing, event, situation etc, when it …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MIGHT — n. 1 great bodily or mental strength. 2 power to enforce one's will (usu. in contrast with right). øwith all …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MIGHT — past of MAY, used esp.: 1 in reported speech, expressing possibility (said he might come) or permission (asked if I …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAPPEN — v. & adv. --v.intr. 1 occur (by chance or otherwise). 2 (foll. by to + infin.) have the (good or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANYTHING — pron. 1 a thing, no matter which. 2 a thing of any kind. 3 whatever thing is chosen. øanything but …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MIGHT — n. 1 great bodily or mental strength. 2 power to enforce one's will (usu. in contrast with right). with all …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MIGHT — past of MAY, used esp.: 1 in reported speech, expressing possibility (said he might come) or permission (asked if I …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAPPEN — v. & adv. v.intr. 1 occur (by chance or otherwise). 2 (foll. by to + infin.) have the (good or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ANYTHING — pron. 1 a thing, no matter which. 2 a thing of any kind. 3 whatever thing is chosen. anything but …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MIGHT — 1. past of MAY, used esp.: 1. in reported speech, expressing possibility (said he might come) or permission (asked if …
Oxford English vocab
HAPPEN — v. & adv. --v.intr. 1. occur (by chance or otherwise). 2 (foll. by to + infin.) have the (good or …
Oxford English vocab
CAN — 1. v.aux. (3rd sing. present can; past could) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past only in …
Oxford English vocab
ANYTHING — pron. 1. a thing, no matter which. 2 a thing of any kind. 3 whatever thing is chosen. Phrases and …
Oxford English vocab
MIGHT — I. MODAL USES /maɪt/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Might' is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAN — I. MODAL USES /kən, STRONG kæn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAPPEN — ( happens, happening, happened) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANYTHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use anything in statements with …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIGHT — I. MODAL USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Might' is a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ANYTHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ in statements with …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MIGHT — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I might add (= used to comment on what you have just said …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAPPEN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAN — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer bottle/can (= a bottle/can for beer ) ▪ Empty beer cans …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANYTHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MIGHT — (INTRODUCE) [auxiliary verb] [+ infinitive without to] he/she/it might - may (INTRODUCE)Leeds might be an excellent team, but today they …
Cambridge English vocab
HAPPEN — (CHANCE) [verb] - to do or be by chanceThey happened to look in the right place almost immediately. [+ to …
Cambridge English vocab
ANYTHING — [pronoun] - any event, act or object whatever, or (esp. in questions or negatives) somethingIf he eats anything with wheat …
Cambridge English vocab
MIGHT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAPPEN — Synonyms and related words : be found, be met with, be realized, bechance, become of, befall, betide, break, bump, chance, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MIGHT — See: WITH MIGHT AND MAIN.
Slang English vocab
HAPPEN — Adv. Perhaps, maybe. E.g."Happen it's going to rain this afternoon." [Northern use. Dialect]
Slang English vocab
ANYTHING — See: HAVE NOTHING ON or NOT HAVE ANYTHING ON, IF ANYTHING.
Slang English vocab
HAPPEN — I. noun Happen is used after these nouns: ↑ break-in II. verb ADVERB ▪ actually , really ▪ She couldn't …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MIGHT — • ↑ may/might/could
Longman Activator English vocab
HAPPEN — INDEX: 1. to happen 2. when what you want or expect happens 3. ways of saying something happens to someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
HAPPEN — See ↑ HAPPEN 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ as it happens • ↑ be happening • ↑ nothing ever happens
Longman Activator English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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