Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

it happens

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: it hap-pens
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Worrying is not necessary, since it is common to make this mistake or for this to occur.

Example Sentences

"John said, "I'm sorry for knocking you over." Linda said, "It's okay. It happens.""

Phrases

shit happens

Frequently Paired Words

shit happens

Synonyms

these things happen

Questions

What does it happens mean?: Worrying is not necessary, since it is common to make this mistake or for this to occur.

How to pronounce it happens

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