hap·pen /ˈhæpən/
1. come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
synset: happen, 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)
synset: happen, befall, bechance
3. chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"
synset: happen
4. come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"
synset: happen, materialize, materialise
antonym: dematerialize, dematerialise
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"
synset: find, happen, chance, bump, encounter
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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