Meanings
verbhappen across (third-person singular simple present happens across, present participle happening across, simple past and past participle happened across)
present singular third person happens across · participle present happening across · participle past happened across · past happened across
- To find (something) by chance; to unexpectedly discover (something).
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APA
happen across. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/happen%20across
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“happen across.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/happen%20across. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “happen across,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/happen%20across.
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