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happen
A	verb
	1	happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
			come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

	2	happen, materialize, materialise
			come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"
		Category Tree: happen; hap; go on; pass off; occur; pass; fall out; come about; take place ╚happen, materialize, materialise ╚appear; come out
	3	happen, befall, bechance
			happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)
		Category Tree: happen; hap; go on; pass off; occur; pass; fall out; come about; take place ╚happen, befall, bechance
	4	find, happen, chance, bump, encounter
			come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"

	5	happen
			chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"
		Category Tree: happen; hap; go on; pass off; occur; pass; fall out; come about; take place ╚chance ╚happen