happen by
To come across, to chance upon, to find unexpectedly or accidentallyTo come across, to chance upon, to find unexpectedly or accidentally
» It happened completely by accident.
Das ist ganz zufällig passiert. — Fingerhut
Это случилось совершенно случайно. — heccele
Это произошло совершенно случайно. — sharptoothed
Это получилось совершенно случайно. — krevedko
Это вышло совершенно случайно. — marafon
Це трапилося абсолютно випадково. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(US, dated, transitive)To come across, to chance upon, to find unexpectedly or accidentally
(US, dated, intransitive)To show up unexpectedly or accidentally
Examples
35 sentencesIt happened completely by accident.
Це трапилося абсолютно випадково. — deniko
ruЭто случилось совершенно случайно. — heccele
deDas ist ganz zufällig passiert. — Fingerhut
It didn't happen by accident.
Це не трапилося випадково. — deniko
ruЭто вышло не случайно. — marafon
This didn't happen by accident.
Це не було випадковістю. — deniko
Nothing happens by chance.
Ніщо не відбувається випадково. — deniko
ruНичто не происходит случайно. — odexed
deNichts passiert zufällig. — Zaghawa
It sort of happened by accident.
Forms
happens by, happening by, happened by, happened by| Base form | happen by · to happen by |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | happens by |
| Present participle | happening by |
| Past simple | happened by |
| Past participle | happened by |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.