[intransitive] to take place, especially without being planned. You'll never guess what's happened! Accidents like this happen all the time. Happen on · Phrasal verb · Happening noun · Happening adjective

happen ; 1 · intransitive · to take place, especially without being planned ; 2 · intransitive · to take place as the result of something ; 3 · transitive · to do or be ...

​if something happens to somebody/something, they experience it. It's the best thing that has ever happened to me. What's happened to your car?

There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb happen, three of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

​[usually plural] an event; something that happens, often something unusual. There have been strange happenings here lately. The momentous happenings of the ...

1[usually plural] an event; something that happens, often something unusual There have been strange happenings here lately. The momentous happenings of the past ...

Definition of happen on phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, ...

to have an effect on someone or something. I hope nothing (= nothing unpleasant) has happened to them. It's the best thing that has ever happened to me.

happening adjective /ˈhæpənɪŋ/ /ˈhæpənɪŋ/ [only before noun] (informal) where there is a lot of exciting activity; fashionable.

Definition of happen on phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, ...