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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By using haptens that closely resemble the disease agents, the hapten-carrier combination can “train” the body to fight off the real thing.

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2017

He spends much of that time tweaking the components of his vaccines — trying different proteins or haptens, adjusting the adjuvants — hoping to hit precisely the right formula.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2011

Finally, there is a chemical cocktail called an adjuvant that helps get the immune system to pay attention to the carrier protein and the haptens.

From Economist • May 19, 2011

Of the six new haptens, three successfully provoked the mice to make such antibodies.

From Economist • May 19, 2011

Then there is the target itself, a set of smaller molecules called haptens that are attached to the carrier.

From Economist • May 19, 2011