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happen [ˈhæpən] VB intr

1. happen (occur):

whatever happens

o que quer que aconteça

2. happen (chance):

as it happens ...

por acaso ...

he happens to be my best friend

acontece que ele é o meu melhor amigo

I happened to be at home

por acaso eu estava em casa

Usage examples with happens

whatever happens

o que quer que aconteça

as it happens ...

he happens to be my best friend

acontece que ele é o meu melhor amigo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As it happens, this includes limbo dancing and taking a turn as the ship's cabaret act. en.wikipedia.org

So what happens to my one year warrantee? www.abc.net.au

Uniform scaling happens, for example, when enlarging or reducing a photograph, or when creating a scale model of a building, car, airplane, etc. en.wikipedia.org

The term stock control system can be used to include various aspects of controlling the amount of stock on the shelves and in the stockroom and how reordering happens. en.wikipedia.org

This wasn't one of those cheapie interceptions where the ball just happens to fall your way. www.cfl.ca

Well gawd help this man if he happens to go down the same path. www.sugarscape.com

Each marriage happens regardless of the previous one. en.wikipedia.org

They end up at a Chinese restaurant, where the owner happens to be an ordained minister. en.wikipedia.org

The various theories about how this happens can be split into two groups: bandwagon/underdog effects, and strategic (tactical) voting. en.wikipedia.org

Nothing happens anywhere in that country without the say-so of the highest supreme leader... newsinfo.inquirer.net

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