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1. to take place; come to pass; occur. 2. to come to pass by chance; occur without apparent reason or design. 3. to have the fortune or lot (to do or be as specified); chance: I happened to see him on the street. 4. to befall, as to a person or thing: Don't worry; nothing happened to her.

Happen means ‘occur’ and most commonly ‘occur by chance’: … In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Yet, as stated above, its discovery happened at a time when it was still not visible.

This brings us to a common confusion between “happend” and “happened.” Let’s sort this out. The correct form is “happened”. “Happend” is a common misspelling and is not recognized in English grammar. Happened” is the past tense of the verb “happen,” which means to occur or take place.

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