| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| 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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