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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“On Christmas Eve, I experienced a catastrophic financial loss in the stock market. The loss happened suddenly and completely changed my circumstances overnight,” the page read.

From MarketWatch

The company behind the experience, Neon, said it wanted to "sincerely apologise to anyone whose visit was impacted" and was "reviewing our processes to ensure this does not happen again".

From BBC

Guardiola added: "When it's going to happen, it's going to happen. I don't know any news about anything right now. You can ask Oscar, not to me."

From BBC

"If something like that had happened, the whole city would have been talking about it," one person told the outlet.

From BBC

That happened only four other times for gold since 1993 and five other periods for silver since 1982, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch

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