happen
To occur or take placeTo occur or take place.
» I didn't want this to happen.
Ich wollte nicht, dass das passiert.
Я не хотел, чтобы это случилось.
Я не бажав, щоб так трапилось.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To occur or take place.
Let me tell you how it happened.
geschehen, passieren, sich ereignen
происходи́тьproisxodítʹ, произойти́proizojtí, случа́тьсяslučátʹsja
става́тисяstavátysja, ста́тисяstátysja, трапля́тисяtrapljátysja
(impersonal, intransitive, with infinitive)To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.
Take an umbrella in case it happens to rain.
Do you happen to have an umbrella?
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
To encounter by chance.
chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
(informal)To become popular or trendy.
come into being; become reality
(archaic, transitive)To happen to; to befall.
Examples
15992 sentencesI didn't want this to happen.
Я не бажав, щоб так трапилось. — zinova
ruЯ не хотел, чтобы это случилось. — al_ex_an_der
deIch wollte nicht, dass das passiert. — MUIRIEL
It happened a long time ago.
Це трапилося дуже давно. — deniko
ruЭто произошло давным-давно. — Hellerick
deEs ist vor langer Zeit passiert. — MUIRIEL
Something terrible is about to happen.
Зараз трапиться щось жахливе. — deniko
ruДолжно произойти что-то ужасное. — Lenin_1917
deEtwas Schreckliches wird geschehen. — Manfredo
Why does everything happen to me?
Чому все відбувається саме зі мною? — deniko
ruПочему всё происходит именно со мной? — marafon
deWarum passiert immer alles mir? — raggione
The accident happened two hours ago.
Аварія сталася дві години тому. — aandrusiak
ruАвария произошла два часа назад. — marafon
deDer Unfall ist vor zwei Stunden passiert. — samueldora
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English happenen, hapnen, augmented from Middle English happen (“to come to paFrom Middle English happenen, hapnen, augmented from Middle English happen (“to come to pass, happen”), perhaps from Old English hæppan (“to move accidentally, slip”) and/or from Old Norse *happa, *heppa, from Proto-Germanic *hampijaną (“to fit in, be fitting”). Equivalent to hap (“a chance, occurrence, byfall”) + -en (verbal suffix).
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Forms
happens, happening, happened, happenedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
29 synonyms- come to pass:hapgo onpass offoccurpassfall outcome abouttake place
- come into being; become reality:materializematerialise
- happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance:befallbechance
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with:findchancebumpencounter
Word family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- going to happen
- about what happened
- what had happened
- what happened to
- know what happened
- happen again
- what might happen
- for what happened
- what was happening
- remember what happened
- this would happen
- what happened here