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as it happens

as it happens adverb: by coincidence, incidentally.

Adverb

as it happens (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) By coincidence, incidentally.
    • I have my guitar with me in the car, as it happens. I’ll go and get it.
    • ―“You won’t know Paris, I suppose.” ―“As it happens, I went to university there!”

as it happens meaning in Bengali

as it happens in Bengali

কাকতালীয়ভাবে, প্রাসঙ্গিকভাবে

Forms of as it happens

alternative formas it happened
alternative formas it so happens
alternative formit so happens
alternative formit just so happens

Questions about as it happens

What does as it happens mean?
As it happens means by coincidence, incidentally.
What is as it happens in Bengali?
As it happens in Bengali is কাকতালীয়ভাবে, প্রাসঙ্গিকভাবে. See As it happens meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is as it happens?
As it happens is an adverb.

Words near as it happens in the dictionary

  1. as if there's no tomorrow
  2. as in
  3. as is
  4. as it gets
  5. as it goes
  6. as it happens
  7. as it is
  8. as it so happens
  9. as it stands
  10. as it were
  11. as large as life

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