happen across in English

Forms: happens across [present, singular, third-person], happening across [participle, present], happened across [participle, past], happened across [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} happen across (third-person singular simple present happens across, present participle happening across, simple past and past participle happened across)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "happens across",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "happening across",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "happened across",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "happened across",
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        "To find (something) by chance; to unexpectedly discover (something)."
      ],
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          "unexpectedly",
          "unexpectedly"
        ],
        [
          "discover",
          "discover"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "happen across"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "happens across",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "happening across",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "happened across",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "happened across",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        ],
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          "discover",
          "discover"
        ]
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}

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"happen across" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms