Happen | Mean of happen in English Dictionary

/ˈhæpən/

• Verb
• to take place especially without being planned
1. Mistakes/Accidents will happen.
2. Something like that was bound to happen sooner or later.
3. You never know what's going to happen when they get together.
4. What happened at school today?
5. “What's happening?” “They're installing new equipment.”
• to do or be something by chance
1. The children happened to be asleep when we called.
2. I happened to overhear their conversation.
3. I happen to know his brother.
4. Do you happen to know the way to the station?
• to come to or by a place by chance
1. He was about to leave when his old girlfriend happened by.

• to enter (a place) by chance
1. She happened into the room just as the music started.
• to find or meet (someone or something) by chance
1. She happened on a little cottage in the woods.
2. I happened upon them at the grocery store.
• to affect or involve (someone or something) as the result of an event or action
1. An odd thing happened to me on my way to the office last week.
2. I wonder what/whatever happened to that guy. [=I wonder where that guy has gone and what he has been doing]
• to affect (someone or something) in a bad or harmful way
1. I promise nothing will happen to you.
2. What happened to the car? There's a big scratch on the fender.