HAPPEN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • come to pass
   Synonym(s)
   • come about (what does come about mean?)
   • fall out (what does fall out mean?)
   • go on (what does go on mean?)
   • hap (what does hap mean?)
   • occur (what does occur mean?)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • pass off (what does pass off mean?)
   • take place (what does take place mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • What is happening?
   • The meeting took place off without an incidence
   • Nothing occurred that seemed important
   Hyponym(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • recrudesce (what does recrudesce mean?)
   • develop (what does develop mean?)
   • arise (what does arise mean?)
   • come up (what does come up mean?)
   • intervene (what does intervene mean?)
   • transpire (what does transpire mean?)
   • give (what does give mean?)
   • operate (what does operate mean?)
   • supervene (what does supervene mean?)
   • proceed (what does proceed mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • come (what does come mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   • anticipate (what does anticipate mean?)
   • develop (what does develop mean?)
   • recur (what does recur mean?)
   • repeat (what does repeat mean?)
   • go off (what does go off mean?)
   • come off (what does come off mean?)
   • go over (what does go over mean?)
   • come around (what does come around mean?)
   • roll around (what does roll around mean?)
   • happen (what does happen mean?)
   • materialize (what does materialize mean?)
   • materialise (what does materialise mean?)
   • happen (what does happen mean?)
   • befall (what does befall mean?)
   • bechance (what does bechance mean?)
   • befall (what does befall mean?)
   • bechance (what does bechance mean?)
   • betide (what does betide mean?)
   • concur (what does concur mean?)
   • coincide (what does coincide mean?)
   • chance (what does chance mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   • shine (what does shine mean?)
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   • turn out (what does turn out mean?)
   • synchronize (what does synchronize mean?)
   • synchronise (what does synchronise mean?)
   • contemporize (what does contemporize mean?)
   • contemporise (what does contemporise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hap (what does hap mean?)
   • happening (what does happening mean?)
   • occurrence (what does occurrence mean?)
   • natural event (what does natural event mean?)
2. Meaning
   • come into being
   • become reality
   Synonym(s)
   • materialise (what does materialise mean?)
   • materialize (what does materialize mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Her dream really materialized
   Hypernyms(s) happen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • happen (what does happen mean?)
   • hap (what does hap mean?)
   • go on (what does go on mean?)
   • pass off (what does pass off mean?)
   • occur (what does occur mean?)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • fall out (what does fall out mean?)
   • come about (what does come about mean?)
   • take place (what does take place mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • dematerialize (what does dematerialize mean?)
   • dematerialise (what does dematerialise mean?)
   • dematerialize (what does dematerialize mean?)
   • dematerialise (what does dematerialise mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • appear (what does appear mean?)
   • come out (what does come out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • materialization (what does materialization mean?)
   • materialisation (what does materialisation mean?)
   • manifestation (what does manifestation mean?)
   • materialization (what does materialization mean?)
   • materialisation (what does materialisation mean?)
   • offspring (what does offspring mean?)
   • materialization (what does materialization mean?)
   • materialisation (what does materialisation mean?)
   • materialization (what does materialization mean?)
   • materialisation (what does materialisation mean?)
   • offspring (what does offspring mean?)
   • materialization (what does materialization mean?)
   • materialisation (what does materialisation mean?)
   • materialization (what does materialization mean?)
   • materialisation (what does materialisation mean?)
   • manifestation (what does manifestation mean?)
3. Meaning
   • happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
   Synonym(s)
   • bechance (what does bechance mean?)
   • befall (what does befall mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • It happens that today is my birthday
   • These things befell (Santayana)
   Hypernyms(s) happen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • happen (what does happen mean?)
   • hap (what does hap mean?)
   • go on (what does go on mean?)
   • pass off (what does pass off mean?)
   • occur (what does occur mean?)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • fall out (what does fall out mean?)
   • come about (what does come about mean?)
   • take place (what does take place mean?)
4. Meaning
   • come upon, as if by accident
   • meet with
   Synonym(s)
   • bump (what does bump mean?)
   • chance (what does chance mean?)
   • encounter (what does encounter mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Derived(s)
   • meeting (what does meeting mean?)
   • encounter (what does encounter mean?)
   • discovery (what does discovery mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   • uncovering (what does uncovering mean?)
   • finder (what does finder mean?)
   • discoverer (what does discoverer mean?)
   • spotter (what does spotter mean?)
5. Meaning
   • chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
   Usage Example(s)
   • I happen to have just what you need!
   Hypernyms(s) happen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • chance (what does chance mean?)