happen

Definition for happen

verb as in come to pass; occur

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appear, arise, arrive, crop up, develop, fall, go on, hit, materialize, meet, pass, result, take effect, take place, transpire

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befall, betide, bump, chance, down, ensue, eventuate, follow, issue, light, proceed, recur, shake, smoke, spring, stumble, supervene

Weak matches

be found, become a fact, become known, become of, come about, come after, come into being, come into existence, come off, luck, present itself, stumble upon, turn out, turn up, what goes

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And - with eight contenders playing in the Premier League - what happens in England over the coming months is likely to have a huge impact as Brazil bid to end their 24-year wait for the trophy.

From BBC

The party that makes demands in exchange for keeping the government open – in this case the Democrats – typically gets the lion's share of the blame when a shutdown happens.

From BBC

"I'm actually doing a movie in London, which never happens," she laughed.

From BBC

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu replies angrily that a Palestinian state ‘will not happen.’

From Los Angeles Times

No matter what happens, the fact that James didn’t reveal his intentions in his first public appearance since last spring means that this Laker season has the chance to be a murky maybe mess.

From Los Angeles Times

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