happen
verb (used without object)
to take place; come to pass; occur.
happened
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past participleof happen.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof happen.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
happenverb (used without object)to take place; come to pass; occur.
Example Sentences
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Another five died when the same thing happened to the Lankershim Bridge in Universal City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Apologies in advance to Tigers fans, because this happened with me and Sunderland last season.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
There is no room where it happened now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Over the decades, this has happened in the air, in the oceans, and in cyberspace, so why not in space?
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
My thoughts are a scrambled mess of everything that’s happened between us, and they play at supersonic speed in my head.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
