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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Crews should have been sitting on it, but as The Times has reported, that didn’t happen.

From Los Angeles Times

So she took it upon herself to train as a journalist to find out how it happened.

From BBC

Minnesota’s missing treasurer produced a costly lesson about what happens when financial authority is diffused and accountability disappears.

From The Wall Street Journal

The title of the building isn’t a casual naming of the kind that happens when philanthropists donate to a museum and are honored with a wing named after them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors are likely to read that as a sign that nothing important is happening in the global economy.

From Barron's

happen

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