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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Happen \Hap"pen\ (h[a^]p"p'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Happened
     (-p'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Happening.] [OE. happenen, hapnen.
     See Hap to happen.]
     1. To come by chance; to come without previous expectation;
        to fall out.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There shall no evil happen to the just. --Prov. xii.
                                                    21.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To take place; to occur.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All these things which had happened.  --Luke xxiv.
                                                    14.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To happen on, to meet with; to fall or light upon. ``I have
        happened on some other accounts.'' --Graunt.
  
     To happen in, to make a casual call. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Happen \Hap"pen\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Happened; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Happening.] [OE. happenen, hapnen. See Hap to happen.]
     1. To come by chance; to come without previous expectation;
        to fall out.
  
              There shall no evil happen to the just. --Prov. xii.
                                                    21.
  
     2. To take place; to occur.
  
              All these things which had happened.  --Luke xxiv.
                                                    14.
  
     To happen on, to meet with; to fall or light upon. ``I have
        happened on some other accounts.'' --Graunt.
  
     To happen in, to make a casual call. [Colloq.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  happen
       v 1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place
            off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed
            important" [syn: hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass,
             fall out, come about, take place]
       2: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by
          chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These
          things befell" (Santayana) [syn: befall, bechance]
       3: chance to be or do something, without intention or
          causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"
       4: come into being; become reality; "Her dream really
          materialized" [syn: materialize, materialise] [ant: dematerialize,
           dematerialize]
       5: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea
          in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not
          very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book
          in the bookstore the other day" [syn: find, chance, bump,
           encounter]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  happen
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 συμβαίνω
     2 συμβαίνω, γίνομαι απρόσμενα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  happen
     Dutch n.
     (plural of nl hap)
     Dutch vb.
     to take a bite

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Happen
     German n.
     1 m morsel
     2 m snack

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  happen
     adv.
     (lb en  obsolete or dialect) maybe, perhaps.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To occur or take place.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  happen
     Dutch n.
     (plural of nl hap)
     Dutch vb.
     to take a bite

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Happen
     German n.
     1 m morsel
     2 m snack

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  happen
     Dutch n.
     (plural of nl hap)
     Dutch vb.
     to take a bite

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Happen
     German n.
     1 m morsel
     2 m snack

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  happen
     Englanti vb.
     1 tapahtua
     2 ''~ to + inf.'' sattua tekemään jtak
     3 ''~ on''/''upon'' löytää sattumalta jtak, kohdata sattumalta

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  happen
     Nederländska n.
     (böjning nl subst hap)
     Nederländska vb.
     ta tugga (?: vad heter grundformen "ta en tugga" då?)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Happen
     Tyska n.
     tugga, munsbit, matbit, bit

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Happen /hˈapən/ 
  bite 
     Synonym: Bissen
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Happen /hˈapən/ 
  nibble 
     Synonyms: Bissen, kleines Stück
  
   see: Häppchen
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Happen /hˈapən/ 
  fingerfood
     Synonyms: kleine Imbisse, Appetithappen, Häppchen
  

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 :   [ freedict:deu-nld ]

  Happen /hˈapən/
  mondvol

From German-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:deu-por ]

  Happen /hˈapən/
  bocado

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  Happen /ˈhapn̩/ 
  кусок
  ein kleines, mundgerechtes Stück eines Nahrungsmittels

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Happen /ˈhapn̩/ 
  1. bit, munsbit, tugga
  ein kleines, mundgerechtes Stück eines Nahrungsmittels
  2. munsbit
  übertragen: eine kleinere Mahlzeit

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  Happen /hˈapən/ 
  lokma

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  Happen /hˈapən/ 
  parça

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  happen /hˈapən/
  1. raak, word
  2. gebeur, geskie, plaatsvind

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Happen /hˈapən/
  إحدث

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  happen //ˈhæpən// 
  случвам, ста́вам
  to occur

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  happen /hˈapən/
  udát se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  happen /hˈapən/
  dít se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  happen /hˈapən/ 
  nastat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  happen /hˈapən/
  přihodit se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  happen /hˈapən/
  stávat se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  happen /hˈapən/
  stát se

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  happen /hˈapən/ 
  digwydd 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  happen /hˈapən/ 
  sich ereignen, geschehen, auftreten, eintreten, erfolgen  [adm.] , sich vollziehen [geh.] , sich zutragen  [poet.]
        "it has/had happened"  - es hat/hatte sich ereignet, es ist/war aufgetreten, er/sie hat/hatte sich vollzogen, es ist/war erfolgt
        "It is possible for this to happen outside the institutions."  - Das kann auch außerhalb der Institutionen geschehen/erfolgen.
        "Something/Nothing special has happened."  - Es ist etwas/nichts vorgefallen.
     Synonyms: take place, occur, eventuate
  
   see: taking place, happening, occurring, eventuating, taken place, happened, occurred, eventuated, it takes place, it happens, it occurs, it eventuates, it took place, it happened, it occurred, it eventuated, follow sth., come after sth., No reply has been received to date., The detonation takes place within a few seconds., whichever is the sooner
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  happen /hˈapən/ 
  sich ereignen, stattfinden, sich abspielen  [ugs.] , sich tun [ugs.]
        "What will be happening in Mai?"  - Welche Veranstaltungen werden im Mai stattfinden?, Was ist für Mai geplant?, Was wird sich im Mai abspielen?
        "Come to the parent/teacher meeting and find out what will be happening in your child's class and what we expect from the children."  - Kommen Sie zum Elternsprechtag und erfahren Sie, welche Aktivitäten in der Klasse Ihres Kindes geplant sind und was wir von den Kindern erwarten.
     Synonyms: take place, be played out
  
   see: happening, taking place, being played out, happened, taken place, been played out, Nothing doing!
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  happen /hˈapən/ 
  geschehen, passieren, vorkommen 
           Note: bei
        "it has/had happened"  - es ist/war geschehen, es ist/war passiert, es ist/war vorgekommen
        "it would happen"  - es geschähe
        "act as if nothing had happened"  - so tun als wäre nichts geschehen
        "it so happened"  - es traf sich …
        "That was bound to happen."  - Das musste passieren.
        "For that to happen …"  - Damit das eintritt, …, Voraussetzung ist, …, Dazu …
        "In order for that to happen, we need training centres in every region."  - Dazu brauchen wir Schulungszentren in jeder Region.
        "It won't happen again."  - Es soll nicht wieder vorkommen.
        "Let it happen."  - Lass es geschehen.
     Synonym: occur
  
   see: happening, occurring, happened, occurred, it happens, it occurs, it happened, it occurred, It serves you right., Let there be no more of this.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  happen /hˈapən/
   [Northern English] vielleicht, möglicherweise, eventuellevtl.,  /ˈɛvtəl/ , unter Umständenu. U.,  /jˈuː jˈuː/ , womöglich [ugs.] , eventualiter  [geh.]  [veraltet]
     Synonyms: maybe, perhaps, possibly, feasibly, peradventure, perchance, percase, haply, mayhap
  
   see: just possibly, Maybe I have lost it., Maybe she knows.
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  happen /hˈapən/
  
  διαδραματίζω, συμβαίνω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  happen //ˈhæpən// 
  1. tapahtua, sattua, käydä
  to occur
  2. sattua
  to occur by chance, unexpectedly

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  happen /hæpən/
  1. devenir
  2. arriver, avoir lieu, intervenir

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  happen /hˈapən/ 
  1. घटित होना
        "गाइसल में"happen"रेल दुर्घटना अब तक की भयंकरतम है."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  happen /hˈapən/
  desiti se, dogoditi se, zbivati se

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  happen /hˈapən/
  accadere, arrivare, succedere

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  happen //ˈhæpən// 
  起こる, 起る
  to occur

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  happen /hæpən/
  1. accidere

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  happen /hæpən/ 
  įvykti, atsitikti, pasitaikyti, nutikti

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  happen /hæpən/
  1. gebeuren, toegaan, voortgang hebben, worden
  2. aan de hand zijn, geschieden, voorkomen, voorvallen

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  happen //ˈhæpən// 
  skje, inntreffe, foregå
  to occur

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  happen /ˈhæpən/ 
   1.  zdarzać się, wydarzać się
   2.  przydarzać się (to sb - komuś)
   3.  happen to be somewhere (happen V: :to VERB ADVPLACE)
   - akurat być gdzieś, przypadkowo być gdzieś
   4.  as it happens (:as :it :happens)
   - tak się składa, tak się złożyło

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  happen /hæpən/ 
  1. acontecer, fazer-se, tornar-se
  2. suceder, ter lugar

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  happen /hæpən/
  бытовать

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  happen /hæpən/
  1. acontecer, hacerse
  2. realizarse, tenerlugar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  happen //ˈhæpən// 
  hända, ske, äga rum, inträffa, förekomma
  to occur

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  happen /hˈapən/
  1. olmak, vaki olmak, meydana gelmek, rast gelmek. happen on rast gelmek, bulmak.

From Dutch-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:nld-deu ]

  happen /hɑpən/
  beißen

From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-eng ]

  happen /hɑpən/
  bite

From Nederlands-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-fra ]

  happen /hɑpən/
  mordre

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  happen /hˈɑpən/ 
  morder

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈhæpən/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "happen":
     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, do, encounter, eventuate, fall, fall out, find, give, go,
     go off, go on, hap, happen along, happen by chance, hazard, hit,
     light, luck, materialize, meet, meet with, occur, pass, pass off,
     pop up, prove, rise, stumble, stumble on, stumble upon, take place,
     transpire, tumble, turn out, turn up
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 发生,发生,恰巧;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vi. 发生;碰巧,偶然;巧遇,偶然发现

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