Synonyms of happens

happens

verb

present tense third-person singular of happen

as in occurs

to take place

did anything exciting happen over the summer?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• occurs
• is
• comes
• does
• passes
• transpires
• befalls
• comes down
• goes on
• chances
• comes about
• materializes
• comes off
• cooks
• goes down
• proceeds
• comes to pass
• haps
• arises
• rises
• betides
• develops
• follows
• results
• breaks
• intervenes
• shapes (up)
• springs (up)
• crops (up)
• comes up
• turns out
• falls out
• goes off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of happens

That process happens anywhere in the world — including in the human gut, where microbes eat indigestible foods, and create a byproduct medical doctors might describe as flatulence. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

This is different from a total lunar eclipse, which happens when the entire moon is covered by our planet's shadow. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Preller will stay busy, regardless of what happens in the next four days. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2026

Whatever happens in Philadelphia over the next one, two or three years won’t compel them to jump from one side to the other. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2026

As happens in many parts of Italy, the problem of finding work or decent housing is compounded by personal and family vulnerabilities. — Ed Meza, Variety, 23 July 2026

That, however, happens before a large-scale turnaround, where an enormous amount of hard work, a decade now for No Man’s Sky, turns it into something truly great. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

What happens now CEQA litigants can seek injunctions to prevent construction. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

But, until that happens, capital could be better deployed elsewhere. — Kevin Stankiewicz,alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 16 July 2026