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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaccadere
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah-kah-deh-re
"L'incontro accadrà a mezzogiorno."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To take place or occur.
"The meeting will happen at noon." - 2
To come about or to occur by chance.
"It just so happened that I was in town."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'happen' originates from the Middle English 'hapnen', which is derived from the Old Norse 'happa', meaning 'to come to pass'. Over time, it evolved to denote the occurrence of events or situations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Happen" is said worldwide
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se produire
Transliteration: suh pro-dwee-re
"L'événement va se produire à midi."
geschehen
Transliteration: geh-she-hen
"Das Treffen wird um Mittag geschehen."
accadere
Transliteration: ah-kah-deh-re
"L'incontro accadrà a mezzogiorno."
suceder
Transliteration: soo-seh-dehr
"La reunión sucederá al mediodía."
acontecer
Transliteration: ah-kon-teh-sehr
"A reunião vai acontecer ao meio-dia."
घटना
Transliteration: ghatna
"बैठक दोपहर में होगी।"
发生
Transliteration: fā shēng
"会议将在中午发生。"
발생하다
Transliteration: bal saeng hada
"회의는 정오에 발생할 것입니다."
起こる
Transliteration: okoru
"会議は正午に起こります。"
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