happened

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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She continued: "This should not have happened, and it is clear there has been a failure in call handling."

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

But once “Old School” happened, suddenly a record label was like, “We want to do a live album.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

Are there lessons from what happened with Platner?

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2026

But it only measures implied volatility for the broad S&P 500 over the coming 30 days and only tends to signal danger after something scary has happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

I consider what it would be like if such a scenario happened, and I’m so caught up in the fantasy that I lose track of what he’s saying.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam