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Definitions

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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But you can’t take it with you and, given that you are in your 70s, a room with a view and a house with a pool sounds grand, if you can make it happen.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Even if a resolution is struck soon, unwinding the economic damage won’t happen overnight, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Failures happen to all batters, especially openers, but Rew might have to settle for a place as the reserve batter in the squad, if England decide they want cover.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

No one thinks the long-threatened breakup of the United Kingdom will happen next year or the year after that, but it now looms as a genuine possibility.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Sometimes things happen in the woods that are not supposed to happen, mysterious things that make the hair go up on your neck, unexplainable, out-of.place things.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen