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.

Examples of happen to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many of the posts are surprisingly long, using several Pepe slides to go into detail about the most terrible, and hilarious, things that have ever happened to them. —Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024

But, also, a lot of these stories that are even in the show are [inspired] from Susan Rice, out of a story that happened to her. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024

Find out what happened to the young performers who played Cindy Lou Who, Zuzu Bailey and more kid characters from some of the biggest Christmas movies ever made Comments Christmas feels most magical through a child's eyes, which is why the many young faces of beloved holiday films stay with us. —Lydia Price, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024

When is the winter solstice 2024? When is the shortest day of the year? Dec. 21, 2024, also happens to be the shortest day and the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, according to the Farmer's Almanac. —Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 21 Dec. 2024