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hap·pen (hăṕən)

[Middle English happenen, from hap, chance; see hap.]

intransitive verb: -pened, -pen·ing, -pens. 

    1. To come to pass.
    2. To come into being.
  2. To take place or occur by chance.
  3. To come upon something by chance.
  4. To come or go casually; make an appearance.

synonyms:

happen, befall, betide, chance, occur These verbs mean to come about: saw an awful thing happen; predicted that misery will befall humankind; woe that betides the poor soldier; former friends who chanced to meet again; described the accident exactly as it occurred.