| Main Entry: | befall |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen to; take place |
Synonyms: |
action, bechance, betide, break, chance, come down, come off, come to pass, cook up a storm, cook with gas, cook*, develop, ensue, fall, fall out, follow, gel, go, go down, hap, happen, jell, materialize, occur, shake*, smoke*, supervene, transpire |
| Main Entry: | be |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen |
Synonyms: |
befall, come about, come to pass, occur, take place, transpire |
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | emerge, happen |
Synonyms: |
appear, befall, betide, burst out, chance, come forth, come off, come to pass, develop, erupt, go, occur, transpire |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
| Main Entry: | chance |
| 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: | coincide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go along with; coexist |
Synonyms: |
accompany, accord, acquiesce, agree, be concurrent, be the same, befall, come about, concert, concur, correspond, equal, eventuate, harmonize, identify, jibe, match, occur simultaneously, quadrate, square, sync, synchronize, tally |
Antonyms: |
clash, deviate, differ, disagree, diverge, mismatch |
| 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: | develop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; occur |
Synonyms: |
acquire, arise, befall, betide, break, break out, breed, chance, come about, come off, commence, contract, ensue, establish, follow, form, generate, go, happen, invest, originate, pick up, result, start, transpire |
Antonyms: |
cease, discontinue, end, halt, stop |
| 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 |