happen on in English

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

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

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    {
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    {
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        "to find by chance"
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        {
          "word": "chance upon"
        },
        {
          "word": "come across"
        },
        {
          "word": "stumble upon"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "happen on"
}

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    {
      "form": "happens on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "happening on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "happened on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "happened on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "word": "come across"
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"happen on" meaning in English

Verb