Definitions for happens

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happens hap·pen

Spelling: [hap-uh n]

IPA: /ˈhæp ən/

Happens is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 143 anagrams from letters in happens (aehnpps).

Definitions for happens

verb (used without object)

1. to take place; come to pass; occur:
2. to come to pass by chance; occur without apparent reason or design:
3. to have the fortune or lot (to do or be as specified); chance:
4. to befall, as to a person or thing:
5. to meet or discover by chance (usually followed by on or upon):
6. to be, come, go, etc., casually or by chance:
7. Slang. to be very exciting or interesting:

Origin of happens

First recorded in 1300-50, happen is from the Middle English word hap(pe)nen. See hap¹, -en¹

Examples for happens

Just ask Darren Sharper what happens if your sporting career suddenly falters.

So, what happens if nothing in his training has replicated such a dire condition?

Lucky the cayuse who happens to be the right size for his harness.

But did you ever stop to think what happens when you write a letter?

I am with him because it happens from particular circumstances to suit my convenience.

They were smuggled, mind you, and no matter what happens, he can't squeal.

If he happens to appear in the office, I have to associate with him; but, thank Heaven!

But this is also what happens sometimes to actresses (and journalists) when someone hits it big.

It happens, of course, but the less time a person is sick, the better their chances of recovery.

“It happens very often that the form smothers the content,” he says.