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verb
- To occur by chance
- To come into being or occur as an event, process, or result
"mistakes will happen"
- To do, encounter, or attain something by or as if by chance
"I happen to know the answer"
- To meet or discover something by chance
"happened upon a system that worked"
- To come or go casually make a chance appearance
"he might happen by at any time"
- To come especially by way of injury or harm
"I promise nothing will happen to you"
idiom
- To come to or by a place by chance
"He was about to leave when his old girlfriend happened by."
phrasal verb
- To enter (a place) by chance
"She happened into the room just as the music started."
phrasal verb
- To find or meet (someone or something) by chance
"She happened on a little cottage in the woods."
phrasal verb
- To affect or involve (someone or something) as the result of an event or action
"An odd thing happened to me on my way to the office last week."
noun
- A sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction
"natural disasters"
- Someone or something that is extremely unsuccessful
"The wedding reception was a complete disaster."
- Someone or something that has a very bad effect or result
"The new coach was a disaster for the team."
- Someone who is in a very agitated emotional state wreck
""… I cried like a baby and kind of had a breakdown. I really just lost it. The weekend after we wrapped, I was a disaster. …""
- Someone or something that is in a very disordered state or condition mess
"The house is a complete disaster."
- An unfavorable aspect see aspect of a planet or star
This clue was used on March 28, 2025.
This clue has been used several times with the same answer. It also appeared on these dates:
February 18, 2025