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happens across

happens across is the third-person singular simple present indicative of happen across.

Meaning of happen across

Verb

happen across (third-person singular simple present happens across, present participle happening across, simple past and past participle happened across)

  1. To find (something) by chance; to unexpectedly discover (something).

Questions about happens across

What is happens across the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Happens across is the third-person singular simple present indicative of happen across.

Words near happens across in the dictionary

  1. happening on
  2. happening upon
  3. happeningest
  4. happenings
  5. happens
  6. happens across
  7. happens along
  8. happens by
  9. happens on
  10. happens upon
  11. happenstance

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