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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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So what happens when “it” finally does happen?

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Whatever happens, we have these two guys who could be carrying British boxing for the foreseeable, then later this year we've got AJ and Fury finally getting it on.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

It should be that you say there’s a lot of life change that happens over the 45 months from being a fall freshman to an end of an 8th semester, second semester senior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“Obviously, we pay attention to everything that happens in the industry. Amazon’s built an amazing company. We’ve got a lot of respect for what they’ve done,” CEO Drew Wilkerson tells Barron’s.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

And then something happens that banishes even that mystery from my head.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse