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happen
/ˈhæpən/
verb
To occur or take place.
"Let me tell you how it happened."
Similar: come to pass
To happen to; to befall.
(with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.
"Do you happen to have an umbrella?"
Synonymscome to pass
adverb
Maybe, perhaps.
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