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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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But “it happens to be located in this billionaire paradise.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

To explore what happens inside the body during weight loss, the researchers studied 25 adults with obesity in China.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

When change happens quickly, like it did when Clark’s wife took off in the night, it can be near-impossible to grapple with.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Price-weighting has no end of absurd consequences, not the least of which is what happens when there is a stock split.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

“And then he takes three more wives. The same thing happens to all of them —and we all end up here.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer