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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Happen \Hap"pen\ (h[a^]p"p'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Happened (-p'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Happening.] [OE. happenen, hapnen. See Hap to happen.] 1. To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out. [1913 Webster] There shall no evil happen to the just. --Prov. xii. 21. [1913 Webster] 2. To take place; to occur. [1913 Webster] All these things which had happened. --Luke xxiv. 14. [1913 Webster] To happen on, to meet with; to fall or light upon. "I have happened on some other accounts." --Graunt. To happen in, to make a casual call. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]