happened

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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Something similar happened with less efficient S7 chips, which ended up in the second-generation HomePod rather than the Apple Watch for which they were originally designed, these people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Once that stops, the sheep open their eyes and cavort around happily as if nothing had happened.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Something similar happened in the mid-1980s and 1990s cycles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

"It has happened a couple of times in training - it happened perfectly today," Semenyo told BBC Sport.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“What happened before I met you had nothing to do with how I . . .” Feel about you or felt about you, I wasn’t sure which to say.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu