happen — EN↔HI

happen

/ˈhæpən ‍ˈहैपन्‌/ verb [I]

1 (of an event or situation) to take place, usually without being planned first (किसी घटना या स्थिति का) घटित हो जाना (बिना किसी पूर्व योजना के)

Can you describe to the police what happened after you left the party?

How did the accident happen?

NOTE Happen और occur का प्रयोग अनियोजित घटनाओं के लिए होता है। Occur अधिक औपचारिक है। Take place से घटना के पूर्व-नियोजित होने का संकेत मिलता है

—The wedding took place on Sunday July 25th.

2 happen to somebody/something to be what somebody/something experiences किसी को कुछ अनुभव होना

What do you think has happened to Ritu? She should have been here an hour ago.

What will happen to the business when your father retires?

3 happen to do something to do something by chance अचानक कर देना या हो जाना

I happened to meet him in Chennai yesterday.

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as it happens/happened (used when you are adding to what you have said) actually (कह दी गई बात के साथ कुछ और कहने के लिए प्रयुक्त) वस्‍तुतः

As it happens, I did remember to bring the book you wanted.

it (just) so happens ⇨ so देखिए।