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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"We design the keynotes so that the big reveal of the product happens around 40 minutes into the presentation," Forstall said.

From Barron's

"If you're watching the polls, you can see it happening day by day."

From Barron's

With farmers due to go out to fertilise crops at this time of year "it couldn't have happened at a worse time for us," he said.

From BBC

Bearman's crash happened almost straight afterwards and Russell immediately knew the consequences as he saw the safety car signs alight around the track.

From BBC

Beth added: "I think we need to education a lot of boys and men, especially when they're young, to sort of prevent it rather than just dealing with it after it's happened."

From BBC

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