Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

happen by

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.18 in modern English

Syllables
hap-pen -by
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to come across, to chance upon, to find unexpectedly or accidentally

American usage; Dated; Transitive verb

verb

to show up unexpectedly or accidentally

American usage; Dated; Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

happen upon

Questions

What does happen by mean?
to come across, to chance upon, to find unexpectedly or accidentally

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