happen

/ˈhæpən/

verb A1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
happens
past
happened
past participle
happened
gerund
happening

Meaning

  1. pasar, suceder

    • Nothing unusual happens today.

      No pasa nada inusual hoy.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

vorfallen

Close — to occur relates to happening.

German

vorkommen

vorkommen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to happen, to occur."

French

survenir

happen is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to occur, to happen."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa happen?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Nothing unusual ___ today.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a happen?

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