happen to

phrasal verb

happened to; happening to; happens to

: to affect or involve (someone or something) as the result of an event or action

An odd thing happened to me on my way to the office last week.

I wonder what/whatever happened to that guy after he lost his job.

especially : to affect (someone or something) in a bad or harmful way

I promise nothing will happen to you.

What happened to the car? There's a big scratch on the fender.

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Everything that happens to and around Bayern is news. —

Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 Weird things are still afoot, and most of the girls believe a powerful supernatural entity is influencing everything that happens to them. —

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025 What happens to unclaimed property? Organizations have between one and five years to try to reunite account holders with their property, depending on the state and industry. —

New York Daily News Special Sections, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025 Other than producing the Earth's magnetic field, Vidale admitted that what happens to the Earth's inner core has little to no impact to those of us up here on the surface. —

Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for happen to