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happens

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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One consequence of that: Months when the economy happens to lose jobs, such as February, could be an increasingly frequent occurrence that doesn’t necessarily signal the labor market is in trouble.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Pressed by former St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on what happens if the expected productivity boom fails to materialize, Goolsbee said the result could be worse than a simple slowdown.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

This week, many were forced to confront what happens when those campuses suddenly go offline.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

The distinction between bosons and fermions comes from what happens when two identical particles exchange places.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Parents wait with their kids at the bus stop so nothing bad happens to them, then they watch them climb into the yellow death trap and blow them kisses good-bye.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith