passieren — meaning in English

English meaning

• filter noun A device or material that removes unwanted particles, substances, or signals from something passing through it.
• happen verb To take place; to occur.
• occur verb To happen or take place.
• pass verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.
• passing adjective Lasting only briefly; temporary.
• strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
• thread noun A thin, long strand of spun fiber used for sewing or weaving.

Senses

passieren is used for these senses in English:

• filter (intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.
• go down (intransitive, slang) To take place, happen.
• go on (intransitive) To happen (occur).
• happen (transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall.
• occur (intransitive) To happen or take place.
• occur (intransitive) To present or offer itself.
• pass (transitive) To allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.
• passing The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another. [from 14th c.]

filter — full definition

1. noun A device or material that removes unwanted particles, substances, or signals from something passing through it.
2. noun A digital effect applied to an image or a setting that screens out unwanted content.
3. verb To pass something through a filter, or to sort and remove unwanted elements.

happen — full definition

1. verb To take place; to occur.
2. verb To do something by chance, or to encounter something unexpectedly.

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