Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

happen along

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables: hap-pen a-long
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To arrive by chance; to occur by happenstance.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

""Now, if a rattling good earthquake were to happen along, you might awake in the morning to find yourself on an island, or even under water.""
""[W]e can't 'spect a cyclone to happen along and take us to the Emerald City now.""
"Novae, or new stars, are always happening along."
""Well, you're the one who's always telling me not to leave my purse in the cart, and that's probably what that woman had done, and someone happened along and just took it.""

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

happens along (present, singular) happening along (participle, present) happened along (participle, past) happened along (past)

Questions

What does happen along mean?: To arrive by chance; to occur by happenstance.

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