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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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The discovery happened unexpectedly while Chan was still an undergraduate student.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

But serious questions remain over how such a near-disaster could have happened.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

If the same concern keeps surfacing in different forms, the conversation hasn’t actually happened yet.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The ambulance transfer happened because of Waldorf’s “specific request,” he wrote, and not because the attending physician believed that Waldorf needed a “higher level of care.”

From Salon • May 27, 2026

The commanding officer knocked on the door of our living quarters, Mae’s and mine, the morning after Brightwood, the morning after what happened.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse