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happens along

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

Meaning of happen along

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To arrive by chance; to occur by happenstance.
    • "Now, if a rattling good earthquake were to happen along, you might awake in the morning to find yourself on an island, or even under water."1892, Julian Hawthorne, chapter 1, in The Golden Fleece

Questions about happens along

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

Words near happens along in the dictionary

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

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