happen /'hæpәn/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) come to pass
- (v.) happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
- (v.) chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
Chinese translation
- vi. 发生, 发生, 恰巧
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /'hæpәn/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · Postgraduate exam
- Frequency
- Zipf 5.19 · Common
Word forms
happened, happens, happening
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