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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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Using advanced transcriptomic analyses and functional studies in both mouse models and human samples, the researchers examined what happens when cancer cells lose MHC I expression.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

“It’s called evolution. Once evolution happens, it never goes back.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

England are about to find out what happens after it's all gone wrong.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

If the latter happens, investors must buy SPY at $700 or adjust the put to avoid assignment.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

“Or because sad stuff happens in the book? Or because it’s sort of about Dad’s father but they don’t talk to each other?”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison