English-Danish translations for happen

• ske
  Hvad kan der ske, og hvad skal der ske i fremtiden? What might happen and what should happen in the future?
  Det vil ske, ingen tvivl om det! This will happen, have no doubt.
  Hvad vil der så ske efterfølgende? Now, what is going to happen next?
• hænde
• indtræffe
  En ny katastrofe kan indtræffe når som helst. A new disaster could happen at any time.
  Det mirakel, der var forudset for 2010, vil ikke indtræffe. The miracle envisaged for 2010 is not going to happen.
  Jeg vil gerne nu sige til formanden for Kommissionen, at det var en katastrofe, som man måtte vente ville indtræffe. I want to say now to the President of the Commission that this was a disaster waiting to happen.

Definition of happen

• To occur or take place
• To happen to; to befall
• To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly
• or }} To encounter by chance
• maybe, perhaps

Examples

• Let me tell you how it happened
• Take an umbrella in case it happens to rain
• Do you happen to have an umbrella?
• I happened to get wet

Related words

• happening
• happened
• happenstance
• rehappen
• happener
• happenable
• happen upon
• happen to be
• happen to do