happen on

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happen on

verb happens on · happening on · happened on

to find by chance Yesterday I happened on the solution while we were seeing a movie on the couch; such things just happen along, by sheer happenstance.
Similar: chance upon, come across, stumble upon, alight

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@misc{happen_on_2026,
  title = {happen on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/happen%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}