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HAPPENS Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word happens. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word happens. (close relations)
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occurs
verb, adverbv, adv
verb

• come to pass

• come to one's mind; suggest itself

• to be found to exist

transpires
verbv
verb

• pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas

• exude water vapor

• come to light; become known

• come about, happen, or occur

• give off (water) through the skin

bechance
verbv
verb

• become of; happen to

• happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance

befall
verbv
verb

• become of; happen to

• happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance

bump
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a lump on the body caused by a blow

• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

• an impact (as from a collision)

verb

• knock against with force or violence

• come upon, as if by accident; meet with

• dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward

• assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

• remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

• to enjoy some music greatly

• to play music at loud volume

chance
nounn
noun

• a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

• a risk involving danger

• a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

• the possibility of future success

adjective satellite

• occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

verb

• be the case by chance

• take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

• come upon, as if by accident; meet with

encounter
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a minor short-term fight

• a casual or unexpected convergence

• a casual meeting with a person or thing

• a hostile disagreement face-to-face

verb

• come together

• come upon, as if by accident; meet with

• be beset by

• experience as a reaction

• contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

find
verbv
noun

• a productive insight

• the act of discovering something

verb

• come upon, as if by accident; meet with

• discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

• come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost

• establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

• come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds

• perceive or be contemporaneous with

• get something or somebody for a specific purpose

• make a discovery, make a new finding

• obtain through effort or management

• decide on and make a declaration about

• receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place

• get or find back; recover the use of

• succeed in reaching; arrive at

• accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation

hap
nounn
noun

• an accidental happening

verb

• come to pass

materialise
verbv
verb

• come into being; become reality

materialize
verbv
verb

• come into being; become reality

occur
verbv
verb

• come to pass

• come to one's mind; suggest itself

• to be found to exist

pass
verb, nounv, n
adjective

• of advancing the ball by throwing it

noun

• (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

• (military) a written leave of absence

• (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

• the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks

• any authorization to pass or go somewhere

• a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions

• a flight or run by an aircraft over a target

• a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

• a difficult juncture

• one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)

• an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

• a permit to enter or leave a military installation

• a complimentary ticket

• a usually brief attempt

• (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

• success in satisfying a test or requirement

verb

• go across or through

• move past

• make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation

• for time to move forward

• place into the hands or custody of

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• travel past

• come to pass

• go unchallenged; be approved

• use up a period of time in a specific way

• pass over, across, or through

• transmit information

• disappear gradually

• go successfully through a test or a selection process

• be superior or better than some standard

• accept or judge as acceptable

• allow to go without comment or censure

• transfer to another; of rights or property

• pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

• throw (a ball) to another player

• be inherited by

• cause to pass

• grant authorization or clearance for

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

• eliminate from the body

come about
verbv
verb

• come to pass

fall out
verbv
verb

• have a breach in relations

• come as a logical consequence; follow logically

• drop out

• leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation

• come to pass

go on
verbv
verb

• continue a certain state, condition, or activity

• come to pass

• move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

• continue talking

• start running, functioning, or operating

pass off
verbv
verb

• be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity

• disregard

• cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity

• disappear gradually

• come to pass

• expel (gases or odors)

take place
verbv
verb

• come to pass

Best Hypernyms For HAPPENS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for happens, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
hap happen occur pass chance
Phrases (5)
come aboutfall outgo onpass offtake place

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