Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - happenstance
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Happenstance
happenstance
If you say that something happened by happenstance, you mean that it happened because of certain circumstances, although it was not planned by anyone. (WRITTEN) I came to live at the farm by happenstance. N-UNCOUNT: also a N, oft by N HAPPILY You can add happily to a statement to indicate that you are glad that something happened or is true. Happily, his neck injuries were not serious... = fortunately ADV: ADV with cl see also happy
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noun Etymology: happen + circumstance Date: 1897 a circumstance especially that is due to chance • ~ adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. случайное происшествие, случайность 2. случайный a happenstance witness —- случайный (невольный) свидетель ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n AmE something good that happens by chance (It was just happenstance that we met.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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