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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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"Whatever happens at least I can say I have tried."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Call it the bandwagon effect that happens when one person after another comes to the same conclusion and recognition that someone is going to be very successful.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Laura Holt, another senior research scientist at NorthWest Research Associates, said weather models need to account for what happens in the stratosphere.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Earnings beats mean a lot more when it happens to stocks the market gave up on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"What if it takes six weeks? Two months, the vet says. What happens then?"

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell