Synonyms of happen

happen

verb

ˈha-pən 

as in to occur

to take place

did anything exciting happen over the summer?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• occur
• come
• be
• do
• pass
• befall
• come down
• come about
• proceed
• cook
• materialize
• transpire
• come to pass
• come off
• go down
• arise
• chance
• go on
• hap
• betide
• result
• rise
• develop
• intervene
• break
• come up
• follow
• shape (up)
• spring (up)
• fall out
• crop (up)
• turn out
• go off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of happen

That happened when Aventura kicked off their Inmortal tour in Los Angeles in 2020, when Romeo Santos, Lenny Santos, Henry Santos and Max Agende Santos challenged a member of the crowd. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2026

A lot has happened since Garnet Hills started business, including the untimely death of the founder couple in a 1985 plane crash and the sale of the family business to live shopping company QVC Group in 2017. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Shipp was 17 when the crime happened and received a sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole. — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

If all of City’s results are to be scrapped this season, next season, or in four seasons to come, then whatever happens in the meantime is somewhat meaningless. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing happen

• happen (on or upon)
• happen (upon)