Associations to the word «Happen»

Wiktionary

HAPPEN, verb. To occur or take place.
HAPPEN, verb. To occur unexpectedly, by chance or with a low probability.
HAPPEN, verb. (followed by on or upon) To encounter by chance.
HAPPEN, adverb. (obsolete or dialect) maybe, perhaps.
HAPPEN ALONG, verb. (intransitive) (idiomatic) To arrive by chance; to occur by happenstance.
HAPPEN ON, verb. To find by chance,

Dictionary definition

HAPPEN, verb. Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important".
HAPPEN, verb. Happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana).
HAPPEN, verb. Chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!".
HAPPEN, verb. Come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized".
HAPPEN, verb. Come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day".

Wise words

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catch words.
Robert Louis Stevenson