happen

[hap-uhn] / ˈhæp ən /

VERB

come to pass; occur

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

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

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease disappear fail halt lose stop

STRONG

precede

Example Sentences

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“There is no immediate cutoff that will happen,” Palmer said.

From Los Angeles Times

“At first I thought it was just me, but then I went online and saw that it’s happening to so many people,” Roller said.

From Los Angeles Times

It has happened only 28 times in the last 10 years, and 37 times in the last 20 years.

From MarketWatch

Students are now paying the highest tuition in history for a credential that serves only as a prerequisite for the actual training, which happens elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal

"If you're too vocal about theories, they don't like that, they will banish you. It happened to me as a faithful and it happened to Hugo as a traitor."

From BBC

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