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Detailed Synonyms for happen in English

happen:

to happen verb (happens, happened, happening)

  1. to happen
    to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise
    • happen verb (happens, happened, happening)
    • occur verb (occurs, occured, occuring)
    • take place verb (takes place, took place, taking place)
    • arise verb (arises, arised, arising)
  2. to happen
    to occur; to take place; to happen; to pass
    • occur verb (occurs, occured, occuring)
    • take place verb (takes place, took place, taking place)
    • happen verb (happens, happened, happening)
    • pass verb (passes, passed, passing)
  3. to happen
    to happen
    • happen verb (happens, happened, happening)
  4. to happen
    – come to pass 1
    to occur; to pass; to happen; to take place; to fall out; to go on; to come about; hap; pass off
    – come to pass 1
    • occur verb (occurs, occured, occuring)
      • Nothing occurred that seemed important1
    • pass verb (passes, passed, passing)
    • happen verb (happens, happened, happening)
      • What is happening?1
    • take place verb (takes place, took place, taking place)
    • fall out verb (falls out, fell out, falling out)
    • go on verb (goes on, went on, going on)
    • come about verb (comes about, came about, coming about)
    • hap verb
    • pass off verb
  5. to happen
    – come into being; become reality 1
    to happen; to materialize; materialise
    – come into being; become reality 1
    • happen verb (happens, happened, happening)
    • materialize verb, American (materializes, materialized, materializing)
      • Her dream really materialized1
    • materialise verb, British
  6. to happen
    – happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance 1
    to happen; to befall; bechance
    – happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance 1
    • happen verb (happens, happened, happening)
      • It happens that today is my birthday1
    • befall verb (befalls, befalling)
    • bechance verb
  7. to happen
    – come upon, as if by accident; meet with 1
    to encounter; to find; chance; to happen; to bump
    – come upon, as if by accident; meet with 1
    • encounter verb (encounters, encountered, encountering)
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • We find this idea in Plato1
    • chance verb
      • She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day1
    • happen verb (happens, happened, happening)
      • I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here1
    • bump verb (bumps, bumped, bumping)
  8. to happen
    – chance to be or do something, without intention or causation 1
    to happen
    – chance to be or do something, without intention or causation 1
    • happen verb (happens, happened, happening)
      • I happen to have just what you need!1

Conjugations for happen:

present
  1. happen
  2. happen
  3. happens
  4. happen
  5. happen
  6. happen
simple past
  1. happened
  2. happened
  3. happened
  4. happened
  5. happened
  6. happened
present perfect
  1. have happened
  2. have happened
  3. has happened
  4. have happened
  5. have happened
  6. have happened
past continuous
  1. was happening
  2. were happening
  3. was happening
  4. were happening
  5. were happening
  6. were happening
future
  1. shall happen
  2. will happen
  3. will happen
  4. shall happen
  5. will happen
  6. will happen
continuous present
  1. am happening
  2. are happening
  3. is happening
  4. are happening
  5. are happening
  6. are happening
subjunctive
  1. be happened
  2. be happened
  3. be happened
  4. be happened
  5. be happened
  6. be happened
diverse
  1. happen!
  2. let's happen!
  3. happened
  4. happening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

happen

  1. happen

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Related Definitions for "happen":

  1. come to pass1
    • What is happening?1
  2. come into being; become reality1
  3. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance1
    • It happens that today is my birthday1
  4. come upon, as if by accident; meet with1
    • I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here1
  5. chance to be or do something, without intention or causation1
    • I happen to have just what you need!1

Related Synonyms for happen