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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Australians across the country are still reeling and there's a sense of shock and disbelief that something like this could have happened.

From BBC

Brown later refused to elaborate on what had happened between him and Durant.

From Barron's

He took Boyd’s gun but not his phone, a deviation from department procedure that set the course for what happened over the next few hours.

From The Wall Street Journal

But he later wondered: “What would have happened if we were closer?”

From The Wall Street Journal

Local railway tracks are often crossed by elephant herds - but Saturday's incident happened at a location that was not a designated elephant corridor, the Northeast Frontier Railway says.

From BBC

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