Definizione monolingua

happen

happen (third-person singular simple present happens, present participle happening, simple past and past participle happened)

1. To occur or take place.

   Let me tell you how it happened.

2. To occur unexpectedly, by chance or with a low probability.

   Take an umbrella in case it happens to rain.

3. (followed by on or upon) To encounter by chance.
   • 1860, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Marble Faun, ch. 30:

     Unexpectedly, in a nook close by the farmhouse, he happened upon a spot where the vintage had actually commenced.

happen

1. Plural form of hap.

happen (not comparable)

1. (obsolete or dialect) maybe, perhaps.

Definizione dizionario happen

	accadere
	to occur

	succedere
	to occur
	(Per un evento) Avere un'esistenza reale.
	(For an event) Have a real existence.

	avvenire
	(Per un evento) Avere un'esistenza reale.
	(For an event) Have a real existence.

arrivare

	verificarsi
	(Per un evento) Avere un'esistenza reale.
	(For an event) Have a real existence.

andare

avverare

capitare

cogliere

diventare

essere

finire

forse

giungere per caso

passare

produrre

riuscire

sopraggiungere

toccare

venire

Altri significati:

To occur unexpectedly, by chance or with a low probability.

occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents)

To occur or take place.

(to) arise

(followed by on or upon) To encounter by chance.