happen by

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Verb

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

  1. (transitive, dated, chiefly US) to come across, to chance upon, to find unexpectedly or accidentally
    Synonym: happen upon
  2. (intransitive, dated, chiefly US) to show up unexpectedly or accidentally