Meanings
verbhappen by (third-person singular simple present happens by, present participle happening by, simple past and past participle happened by)
present singular third person happens by · participle present happening by · participle past happened by · past happened by
- USdatedtransitiveto come across, to chance upon, to find unexpectedly or accidentally
Synonyms: happen upon
- USdatedintransitiveto show up unexpectedly or accidentally
Synonyms & antonyms
verbto come across, to chance upon, to find unexpectedly or accidentally
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happen by. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/happen%20by
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“happen by.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/happen%20by. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “happen by,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/happen%20by.
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