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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen |
| Synonyms: | arrive, be one's fate, befall, betide, blunder on, break, bump, come, come about, come off, come to pass, fall out, fall to one's lot, go, hap, hit upon, light, light upon, luck, meet, occur, stumble, stumble on, transpire, tumble, turn up |
| Main Entry: | come |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen |
| Synonyms: | befall, betide, break, chance, come to pass, develop, fall, hap, occur, take place, transpire, turn out |
| Main Entry: | come about |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen |
| Synonyms: | arise, befall, come to pass, occur, result, take place, transpire |
| Main Entry: | come off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transpire |
| Synonyms: | befall, betide, break, chance, click, come about, develop, go, go off, go over, hap, happen, occur, pan out, prove out, succeed, take place |
| Antonyms: | not happen |
| Main Entry: | come up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen suddenly |
| Synonyms: | arise, crop up, occur, rise, spring up, turn up |
| Main Entry: | ensue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start to happen; come to pass |
| Synonyms: | appear, arise, attend, be consequent on, be subsequent to, befall, come after, come next, come up, derive, develop, emanate, eventualize, eventuate, flow, follow, issue, occur, proceed, result, stem, succeed, supervene, turn out, turn up |
| Antonyms: | antecede, precede |
| Main Entry: | eventuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be a consequence |
| Synonyms: | be consequent, befall, come about, come to pass, end, ensue, eventualize, follow, happen, issue, occur, result, stop, take place, terminate |
| Antonyms: | cause |
| Main Entry: | exist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be living |
| Synonyms: | abide, be, be extant, be latent, be present, breathe, continue, endure, happen, last, lie, live, move, obtain, occur, prevail, remain, stand, stay, subsist, survive |
| Antonyms: | die |
| Main Entry: | fall |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen |
| Synonyms: | arrive, become, befall, chance, come about, come to pass, occur, take place |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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