happened

/ˈhæpənd/

verbhap · pened

It HAP-pened: first it was a HAP, then it PENED—remember the double P in the middle.

Yes, it's happened. Keep the double consonant: hap + pened → haPPened (two p’s).

Definition

  1. verbPast tense and past participle of happen; took place or occurred.

Examples

  • What happened after the lights went out?
  • A funny thing happened on the way to school.
  • Nothing like that has ever happened to me before.

Synonyms

occurredtook placetranspiredcame aboutbefell

Antonyms

didn't happen

Translations

ES sucedióPT aconteceuFR s’est produit

Common misspellings

happendhapenedhappnedhappennedhapen'dhappenededhappened happened.

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