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to happen
01
to come into existence by chance or as a consequence
Intransitive: to happen | to happen point in time
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
happen
3rd person singular
happens
Present participle
happening
Past simple
happened
Past participle
happened
Examples
An unexpected storm can happen at any time of year.
Examples
He happened to be busy with a meeting when I stopped by.
03
used in questions to politely inquire about the details of an event or situation
Transitive: to happen to do sth
Examples
Do you happen to know where the nearest pharmacy is?
04
used to emphasize an unexpected or surprising fact
Linking Verb: to happen to do sth
Examples
That happens to be a very sensitive topic for me.
Lexical Tree
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