Happen and Possibly

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Happen verb - To take place.

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Possibly and happen are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Possibly" instead an adverb "Happen".

Nearby Words: happening, happened

Possibly adverb - It is possible.

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Happen and possibly are semantically related. (Northern English) Sometimes you can use "Happen" instead an adverb "Possibly".

Nearby Words: possible, possibility

When Marcus realizes that he (and to an extent Cheerilee and possibly Lyra) could possibly have their own ascensions, he starts worrying that this will happen to them.

Source: Fanfic / The Conversion Bureau: The Other Side of the Spectrum
A trio of possibly mindlinked ninja assassin catgirls who happen to have been one (male) person.

Source: Fanfic / Halkegenia Online
This made sense in the first and possibly second seasons, when something dramatic would usually happen right before the ads.

Source: Sting

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