Collocation
What happened?
A common question used to ask for an explanation of an event, problem, or situation.
Definition
'What happened?' is a common English collocation. A common question used to ask for an explanation of an event, problem, or situation.
what + happened
“You look upset—what happened?”
Examples
- You look upset—what happened?
- I heard a loud noise downstairs; what happened?
- What happened at the meeting this morning?
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- I saw you leave early—what happened?
- I missed the last part of the movie; what happened?
- What happened to your phone? The screen is cracked.
- When I got back, everyone was silent, so I asked, "What happened?"
- The power went out for a minute—do you know what happened?
- The report says the server crashed, but it does not explain what happened.
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