to happen to do something
1happen to do something — 1) to do something by chance I happened to meet an old friend in town. 2) spoken used for asking something politely Do you happen to have a pen I can borrow? 3) spoken used for expressing an opinion firmly, because you are angry I happen to live… …
3happen — hap|pen [ hæpən ] verb intransitive *** to take place, usually without being planned: The accident happened at about 4:30 p.m. yesterday. The family was on vacation when the tragedy happened. He seemed to be unaware of what was happening around… …
4happen — hap|pen W1S1 [ˈhæpən] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: hap ( HAPPY)] 1.) when something happens, there is an event, especially one that is not planned = ↑occur ▪ When did the accident happen? ▪ It s impossible to predict what will happen next.… …
5happen — [[t]hæ̱pən[/t]] ♦ happens, happening, happened 1) VERB Something that happens occurs or is done without being planned. We cannot say for sure what will happen... The accident happened close to Martha s Vineyard. 2) VERB If something happens, it… …
6happen on — phrasal verb happen on or happen upon [transitive] Word forms happen on : present tense I/you/we/they happen on he/she/it happens on present participle happening on past tense happened on past participle happened on old fashioned happen on… …
7happen upon — phrasal verb happen on or happen upon [transitive] Word forms happen on : present tense I/you/we/they happen on he/she/it happens on present participle happening on past tense happened on past participle happened on old fashioned happen on… …
8happen */*/*/ — UK [ˈhæpən] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms happen : present tense I/you/we/they happen he/she/it happens present participle happening past tense happened past participle happened to take place, usually without being planned The accident… …
9happen — vb Happen, chance, occur, befall, betide, transpire are comparable when they mean to come to pass or to come about. Happen is the ordinary and general term and may imply either obvious causation or seeming accident, either design or an absence of …
10happen on — ˈhappen ˌon ˈhappen u ˌpon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they happen on he/she/it happens on present participle happ …
