happen to

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

What happened to the already $100 million already geared towards this project? — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

That distinction matters because the Fed isn’t only asking what happened to prices last month. — Brandy Hadley, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Prevention steps and symptom awareness matter, but the responsibility cannot rest solely on women to recognize a cancer they have long been told does not happen to people like them. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 31 July 2026

Also, what would happen to the College Sports Commission, the main NIL enforcement arm that spends the bulk of its time analyzing third-party NIL deals that would be greatly reduced under this arrangement? — ABC News, 31 July 2026

Rhymes for happen to

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