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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to a destination |
| Synonyms: | access, alight, appear, attain, barge in, blow in, bob up, breeze in, bust in, buzz*, check in, clock in, disembark, dismount, drop anchor, drop in, enter, fall by, fall in, get to, hit town, hit*, land*, make it, make the scene, pop in, pop up, pull in, punch the clock, reach, report, roll in, show, show up, sign in, sky in, take place, turn up, visit, wind up at |
| Antonyms: | depart, disappear, go, leave |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | appear, enter |
| Synonyms: | begin, come across, come into, come upon, encounter, meet, pass in, set foot in, take place |
| Antonyms: | depart, exit, go, leave |
| 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: | fall |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen |
| Synonyms: | arrive, become, befall, chance, come about, come to pass, occur, take place |
| Main Entry: | fall out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to pass |
| Synonyms: | befall, chance, happen, occur, result, take place, turn out |
| Main Entry: | go off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explode |
| Synonyms: | befall, blow, blow up, burst, detonate, discharge, fire, happen, mushroom, occur, pass, take place |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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