| Main Entry: |
happen |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
come to pass; occur |
Synonyms: |
appear,
arise,
arrive, be found, become a fact, become known, become of, befall, betide,
bump,
chance, come about, come after, come into being, come into existence, come off, crop up,
develop,
down,
ensue, eventuate,
fall,
follow, go on,
hit,
issue,
light,
luck,
materialize,
meet,
pass, present itself,
proceed, recur,
result,
shake,
smoke*,
spring,
stumble, stumble upon, supervene, take effect, take place,
transpire, turn out, turn up, what goes
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| Notes: |
happen means to come to pass or occur; transpire means to come to be known or come to light |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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