happen across
happen across verb: to find (something) by chance; to unexpectedly discover (something).
Verb
happen across (third-person singular simple present happens across, present participle happening across, simple past and past participle happened across)
- To find (something) by chance; to unexpectedly discover (something).
Forms of happen across
| third-person singular present | happens across |
|---|---|
| present participle | happening across |
| past participle | happened across |
| past | happened across |
Questions about happen across
- What does happen across mean?
- Happen across means to find (something) by chance; to unexpectedly discover (something).
- What part of speech is happen across?
- Happen across is a verb.
- What is the past tense of happen across?
- The past tense of happen across is happened across.
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