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I. hap·pen [ˈhæpən] ADV inv NEngl

happen
vielleicht
happen
möglicherweise
happen it'll rain later
es könnte später regnen

II. hap·pen [ˈhæpən] VB intr

1. happen (occur):

happen
geschehen <geschah, geschehen> inf
happen
passieren
happen event
stattfinden form
happen event
sich acc ereignen
happen process
vor sich dat gehen inf
happen process
ablaufen
don't let that happen again!
dass das nicht nochmal vorkommt!
if anything happens to me ...
falls mir etwas zustoßen sollte, ...
I can't see this happening
ich kann mir das nicht vorstellen
these things happen
das kann vorkommen
what's happening?
was geht? inf
what's happening?
was ist los?
nothing ever happens here
hier ist tote Hose inf
it happened like this: ...
das war so: ...
whatever happens
was auch immer geschieht
whatever happens
wie es auch kommen mag
it's all happening inf
es ist ganz schön [o. inf schwer] was los

2. happen (by chance):

to happen to do sth
zufällig etw tun
we happen to know each other
zufällig kennen wir uns
it happened [that ...]
der Zufall wollte es[, dass ...]
it just so happens that ...
wie's der Zufall will, ...
how does it happen that you know her?
wie kommt es, dass du sie kennst?
as it [or it so]happened ...
wie es sich so traf, ...
as it [or it so]happened ...
zufälligerweise ...

3. happen liter dated (come across):

to happen [up]on sb/sth
jdm/etw zufällig begegnen

4. happen (indicating contradiction):

to happen to do sth
etw trotzdem tun
I happen to think he's right whatever you say
sag was du willst, ich glaube trotzdem, dass er Recht hat

5. happen (actually):

as it happens
tatsächlich

happen along, happen by VB intr Am inf

happen along (by chance)
zufällig vorbeikommen
happen along (unexpectedly)
unerwartet vorbeikommen
we happened by your house
wir kamen zufällig an eurem Haus vorbei

happen on, liter happen upon VB intr

to happen [up]on sb/sth
zufällig auf jdn/etw stoßen [o. treffen]

happen past VB intr Am inf

happen past PHRVB happen along

See also

happen along, happen by VB intr Am inf

happen along (by chance)
zufällig vorbeikommen
happen along (unexpectedly)
unerwartet vorbeikommen
we happened by your house
wir kamen zufällig an eurem Haus vorbei
OpenDict entry

happen VB

it may/might [well] never happen
es ist eher unwahrscheinlich, dass das passieren wird
Present
Ihappen
youhappen
he/she/ithappens
wehappen
youhappen
theyhappen
Past
Ihappened
youhappened
he/she/ithappened
wehappened
youhappened
theyhappened
Present Perfect
Ihavehappened
youhavehappened
he/she/ithashappened
wehavehappened
youhavehappened
theyhavehappened
Past Perfect
Ihadhappened
youhadhappened
he/she/ithadhappened
wehadhappened
youhadhappened
theyhadhappened
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