happenstance

English - Turkish

Definition of happenstance in English Turkish dictionary: {i} beklenmedik durum; {i} tesadüf; {i} rastlantı; ABD

English - English

Definition of happenstance in English English dictionary: A chance or random event or circumstance; The chance or random quality of an event or circumstance
James Bond: Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action.; If you say that something happened by happenstance, you mean that it happened because of certain circumstances, although it was not planned by anyone. I came to live at the farm by happenstance. chance, or something that happens by chance (happen + circumstance); The chance or random quality of an event or circumstance; often in the phrase by happenstance; an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental; {i} chance occurrence
happenstances: plural of happenstance

happenstance

Hyphenation

hap·pen·stance

häpınstäns

/ˈhapənˌstans/ /ˈhæpənˌstæns/

[ 'ha-p&n-"stan(t)s, 'ha-p ] (noun.) 1897. Blend of happening and circumstance.

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