happen on/upon
Definition of happen on/upon
literary + old-fashioned
: to find or meet (someone or something) by chance She happened on a little cottage in the woods. I happened upon them at the grocery store.
From the M-W Editors
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happenplay
: to come into being or occur as an event, process, or result
: to do, encounter, or attain something by or as if by chance
: to meet or discover something by chance
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