(v)happen, befall, bechancehappen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance“It happens that today is my birthday”, “These things befell” (Santayana)
(v)find, happen, chance, bump, encountercome upon, as if by accident; meet with“We find this idea in Plato”, “I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here”, “She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day”