Phrasal Verbs

happen to

This page is about the phrasal verb happen to

Meaning

If something happens to you, an event or an occurrence affects you directly.

For example

  • happen to Did you hear about what happened to Terry's old company? They went bankrupt!

  • happen to What happened to you? You've got a black eye! Were you in a fight or something?

Quick Quiz

We knew something bad had happened to Michael because he

a. looked normal

b. looked upset

c. looked excited
a) looked normal b) looked upset c) looked excited

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Contributor: Matt Errey