Happen
Happen (hap"p'n) , intransitive verb
[Old English happenen, hapnen. See Hap to happen.]
1.
To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out.
There shall no evil happen to the just.
2.
To take place; to occur.
All these things which had happened.
Collocations (2)
To happen on , to meet with; to fall or light upon. I have happened on some other accounts.
To happen in , to make a casual call. [Colloquial]