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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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"Stress essentially leads to sexual reproduction, and when that happens, we can see a massive increase in dispersal distances as animals attempt to colonise new areas due to an increase in competition."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“When that happens writing becomes a euphoric experience.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

As it happens, Hamilton and Ferrari managed to find a way to negate his penalty around the safety-car period.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

If that happens, Kerr conceded “the market may not be able to absorb both back-to-back.”

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Some strangers with a bunch of rules are going to decide what happens to me and Boo?

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko