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Happen Happened Verb Olmak Gelmek  /ˈhæpən   Intransitive Meydana

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Kind verb
Front happen 
IPA  /ˈhæpən   / verb [intransitive]
Back olmak; meydana gelmek
Back 2

happen (verb)

 /ˈhæpən   / verb [intransitive]
 
1 (of an event or situation) to take place, usually without being planned first
olmak; meydana gelmek
 Can you describe to the police what happened after you left the party?
 How did the accident happen?
HAPPEN
Happen ve occur fiilleri genellikle önceden planlanmamış olaylar için kullanılır. Occur, happen'dan daha resmîdir. Take place ise önceden planlanmış olaylar için kullanılır:
 The wedding took place on Saturday July 20th.
 2
 happen to sb/sth
to be what sb/sth experiences
olmak, başına gelmek
 What do you think has happened to Julie? She should have been here an hour ago.
 What will happen to the business when your father retires?
 3 happen to do sth
to do sth by chance
tesadüfen, rastlantı sonucu
 I happened to meet him in London yesterday.
IDIOMS
as it happens/happened
(used when you are adding to what you have said) actually
Neyse ki;
Allah'tan
 As it happens, I did remember to bring the book you wanted.
it (just) so happens
(used to introduce a surprising fact) by chance
öyle denk geldi, tesadüfe bak ki
 It just so happened that we were going the same way, so he gave me a lift.
 

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