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.

Examples of happen to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The dynamics are informed by a baseline of data from Mack, who oversees the Royals quantitative analysis staff and performance science department ... and happens to be a sharp and animated guy who loves to talk about this stuff. —Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025

Another important presence is one of Pan’s closest and dearest friends, Pat, who also happened to be Machado’s hairdresser for more than 30 years. —Jordan Greene, People.com, 9 May 2025

It was not revealed what will happen to the fee after the 2028 cruise season. —Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025

Then there’s Brenda Vaccaro’s Antonella, a Bolognese just as tough as Roberta, and the neighbor/mother figure to Olivia (Linda Cardellini), who happens to be Joe’s old high school flame. —EW.com, 8 May 2025

Rhymes for happen to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue