- happen by coincidence
- expr.zufällig geschehen ausdr.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
Coincidence — For more on simultaneous events, see Concurrency (disambiguation). It is no great wonder if in long process of time, while fortune takes her course hither and thither, numerous coincidences should spontaneously occur. Plutarch. Plutarch s Lives:… … Wikipedia
coincidence — noun 1 (C, U) a surprising and unexpected situation in which two things that are connected happen at the same time, in the same place, or to the same people: What a coincidence! I didn t know you were going to be in Geneva too! | by coincidence:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
coincidence — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, pure, sheer ▪ It was pure coincidence that they were both in Vegas on the same day. ▪ mere ▪ happy, lucky … Collocations dictionary
coincidence — co|in|ci|dence [kəuˈınsıdəns US kou ] n 1.) [U and C] when two things happen at the same time, in the same place, or to the same people in a way that seems surprising or unusual →↑coincide, coincidental ↑coincidental ▪ I m going to Appleby… … Dictionary of contemporary English
coincidence */ — UK [kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)ns] / US [koʊˈɪnsɪdəns] noun Word forms coincidence : singular coincidence plural coincidences 1) [countable/uncountable] a situation in which separate things happen by chance at the same time or in the same way coincidence that:… … English dictionary
coincidence — co|in|ci|dence [ kou ınsıdəns ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount a situation in which separate things happen by chance at the same time or in the same way: coincidence that: It was rather a coincidence that she appeared at that exact moment. by… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
happen — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Happen is used after these nouns: ↑break in {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ actually, really ▪ She couldn t quite believe that all this was actually happening to her. ▪ jus … Collocations dictionary
coincidence — noun Date: 1605 1. the act or condition of coinciding ; correspondence 2. the occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection; also any of these occurrences … New Collegiate Dictionary
coincidence — [kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)ns] noun [C/U] an unusual situation in which two things happen by chance at the same time or in the same way … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Synchronicity — is the experience of two or more events which are causally unrelated occurring together in a meaningful manner.The concept does not question, or compete with, the notion of causality. Instead, it maintains that just as events may be grouped by… … Wikipedia
cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… … Universalium