happen to

phrasal verb

happened to; happening to; happens to

: to affect or involve (someone or something) as the result of an event or action

An odd thing happened to me on my way to the office last week.

I wonder what/whatever happened to that guy after he lost his job.

especially : to affect (someone or something) in a bad or harmful way

I promise nothing will happen to you.

What happened to the car? There's a big scratch on the fender.

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Riffle’s letter to Bonneville County happened to be dated Feb. 1, the same day Onyxx died. —

Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024 But other than the still-in-process Paramount Global/Skydance deal, not much has happened to date, in part because the industry wanted to see what happened with the election. —

Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024 His last day is Thursday, which happens to be his 66th birthday. —

Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024 But how does a dry scalp happen to us in the first place? —

Audrey Noble, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for happen to