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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happens

However, that happens even as investors may still have decades left to live.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

“Nothing good financially happens after 10 p.m.,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

What happens after Monday’s hearing and the mandatory 45-day public comment period will be uncharted territory, Brockbank said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

"For 30 years, one rule of software testing held firm: whatever happens in the test environment stays in the test environment," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

I wiggle the little controller thing—the mouse—but nothing happens then, either.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy