Английский Этимологический словарь - happen
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Happen
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(happens, happening, happened) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that happens occurs or is done without being planned. We cannot say for sure what will happen... VERB: V 2. If something happens, it occurs as a result of a situation or course of action. She wondered what would happen if her parents found her... He trotted to the truck and switched on the ignition. Nothing happened. VERB: V, V 3. When something, especially something unpleasant, happens to you, it takes place and affects you. If we had been spotted at that point, I don’t know what would have happened to us... VERB: V to n 4. If you happen to do something, you do it by chance. If it happens that something is the case, it occurs by chance. We happened to discover we had a friend in common... If it happens that I’m wanted badly somewhere, my mother will take the call and phone through to me here. VERB: V to-inf, it V that 5. You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising. She called Amy to see if she had any idea of her son’s whereabouts. As it happened, Amy had. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR with cl ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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intransitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from hap Date: 14th century 1. to occur by chance — often used with it it so ~s I'm going your way 2. to come into being or occur as an event, process, or result mistakes will ~ 3. to do, encounter, or attain something by or as if by chance I ~ to know the answer 4. a. to meet or discover something by chance ~ed upon a system that worked — Richard Corbin b. to come or go casually ; make a chance appearance he might ~ by at any time 5. to come especially by way of injury or harm I promise nothing will ~ to you ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & adv. --v.intr. 1 occur (by chance or otherwise). 2 (foll. by to + infin.) have the (good or bad) fortune to (I happened to meet her). 3 (foll. by to) be the (esp. unwelcome) fate or experience of (what happened to you?; I hope nothing happens to them). 4 (foll. by on) encounter or discover by chance. --adv. N.Engl. dial. perhaps, maybe (happen it'll rain). Phrases and idioms as it happens in fact; in reality (as it happens, it turned out well). Etymology: ME f. HAP + -EN(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. случаться, происходить to relate the facts as they actually happened —- рассказывать все по порядку what happened to your friend? —- что случилось с твоим другом? don't let it happen again! —- не допускайте повторения этого! worse things happen —- бывает и хуже; случается и худшее as often happens —- как часто бывает whatever happens —- что бы ни случилось happen what may —- будь что будет should it so happen —- если так случится just as if nothing had happened —- как ни в чем не бывало what happened next? —- а что было потом? something happened to my watch —- у меня что-то с часами if anything happens to me —- эвф. если что-нибудь со мной случится, если я умру 2. оказываться (случайно) the house happened to be empty —- дом оказался пустым I happen to know that... —- мне случайно стало известно, что... do you happen to know whether the train has already left or not? —- вы случайно не знаете, ушел ли уже поезд или еще нет? I happen to like you —- как ни странно, (но) вы мне нравитесь how does it happen that you were out? —- как получилось, что тебя не было на месте? as it happened, he was away —- он как раз (как нарочно) был в отъезде there happened to be no visitors that day —- в тот день посетителей не оказалось it so happened that he had no money —- случилось так, что у него не оказалось денег 3. посчастливиться I happened to have found the right words —- мне удалось подобрать нужные слова 4. (on, upon) натолкнуться to...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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upon случайно натолкнуться, встретить HAPPEN v. 1) случаться, происходить (to smb. - с кем-л.) something must have happened - очевидно, что-то случилось 2) (случайно) оказываться I happened to be at home - я как раз оказался дома as it happens I have left my money at home - оказывается, я оставил деньги дома - happen along - happen in - happen on - happen upon Syn: befall, occur, take, place, transpire HAPPEN along coll. случайно зайти Guess who happened along while I was waiting for the bus? My old neighbour from the other city! HAPPEN in amer.; coll. случайно зайти HAPPEN on случайно натолкнуться, встретить I happened on this old photograph in the back of the drawer. Guess who I happened on while I was in the other city? My old neighbour! ...Англо-русский словарь
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