| Main Entry: | be |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen |
Synonyms: |
befall, come about, come to pass, occur, take place, transpire |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | intervene |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen |
Synonyms: |
bedevil, befall, come to pass, ensue, occur, succeed, supervene, take place |
| Main Entry: | materialize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into being |
Synonyms: |
actualize, appear, be incarnate, be realized, become concrete, become real, become visual, coalesce, come about, come to pass, corporealize, develop, embody, emerge, entify, evolve, exteriorize, externalize, happen, hypostatize, make real, manifest, metamorphose, objectify, occur, personalize, personify, personize, pragmatize, realize, reify, substantialize, substantiate, symbolize, take form, take place, take shape, turn up, typify, unfold, visualize |