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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“It’s going to go down in the history books. We love our players. Look, they made it happen. They made it come to life — and we won the game.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Meet the people and see what actually happened."

From BBC

"We went to the dark side tonight, we love our players, they made it happen. They made it come to life and we won the game."

From BBC

"It should not have happened, and in recent decades there have been significant reforms to agent handling practice, including through legislation."

From BBC

A public accounting of how that happened would be useful.

From The Wall Street Journal

happen

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