happen

[hap-uhn] / ˈhæp ən /

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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“Whatever they want to achieve will happen earlier because they started earlier,” Jackson says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite all that has happened this winter, they came into this World Cup among the favourites having won 10 of their past 11 T20s.

From BBC

“Running is a high-impact sport by definition, and there are injuries that happen. That being said, we are still improving the product.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Seriously, there’s a pretty large gap between what voters would like to see happen and what a governor — any governor — can plausibly deliver.

From Los Angeles Times

“States need to be making contingency plans to make sure that those kinds of things don’t happen.”

From Los Angeles Times

happen

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