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happenverb
happened
Past Simple
happened
Past Participle
happening
Gerund
UK
/ˈhæp.ən/
US
/ˈhæp.ən/
The meeting will happen at 3 PM.
La réunion arrivera à 15 heures.
I happened to meet an old friend at the store.
Il m’est arrivé de rencontrer un vieil ami au magasin.
Additional translations
se trouverDans la tournure « it happens that », pour exprimer une coïncidence ou un fait fortuit.
se produirePlus soutenu ou neutre selon le contexte.
Synonyms
take place
materialize
transpire
come about
ensue
arise
occur
happenadverb
UK
/ˈhæp.ən/
US
/ˈhæp.ən/
Chiefly Northern England dialect meaning 'perhaps; maybe'
peut-êtreFamilier, surtout dans certains dialectes du nord de l’Angleterre.
Happen he'll call us later.
Peut-être qu’il nous appellera plus tard.

Definitions

happenverb
To take place or occur.
The meeting will happen at 3 PM.
To come about by chance or without planning.
I happened to meet an old friend at the store.
To be the case or to be true.
It just so happens that I have an extra ticket.
happenadverb
Perhaps; maybe; possibly (chiefly Northern England dialect).
Happen he'll call us later.
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