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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He closed his eyes, trying to stop himself from picturing what had happened here.

From Literature

I tried not to think of what would happen to her.

From Literature

The incidents happened on Sunday morning, with the cloud computing business saying at the time that ''objects'' had hit a data centre in the UAE, creating ''sparks and fire''.

From BBC

Anne also claims she has tried repeatedly to report what happened to her to Operation Cornpoppy, but believes her case has not been followed up sufficiently.

From BBC

Suddenly people were rushing to grocery stores to stock up and scouring their chat groups for scraps of information about what was happening.

From The Wall Street Journal

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