happen
/hˈæpʌn/
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Definitions
Verb
come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
Verb
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)
Verb
chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"
Verb
come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"
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come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
Synonyms
bechance
befall
bump
chance
come about
encounter
fall out
find
go on
hap
materialise
materialize
occur
pass
pass off
take place
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give
go
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go over
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intervene
materialise
materialize
operate
proceed
recoil
recrudesce
recur
repeat
result
roll around
shine
strike
supervene
synchronise
synchronize
transpire
turn out