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How to pronounce happen
Say it like this: /ˈhæpən/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
American/ˈhæpən/
What does happen mean?
verbTo occur or take place.
“Let me tell you how it happened.”
To happen to; to befall.
To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.
“Do you happen to have an umbrella?”
advmaybe, perhaps.
“Yeah, well happen if he'd gone quietly, she wouldn't have needed to show him who's in charge.”
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