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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So it is impossible to know precisely what will happen next.

From Los Angeles Times

When that happens, she said, she knows attendance will be depressed to near COVID-19 levels for those surrounding schools, with parents afraid to send their children back to the classroom.

From Los Angeles Times

“If one side can block the other, then bad things don’t happen,” he said.

From Salon

Jerome Kramer, the sheriff of cattle-heavy Lincoln County, says cattle theft does happen, but is not as rampant as it could be if the state’s brand rules changed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sinn Féin MP Cathal Mallaghan also welcomed the news and said he did not know what happened in terms of the government's change of policy.

From BBC

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