Synonyms of transpire

transpire

verb

tran(t)-ˈspī(-ə)r 

as in to happen

to take place

please tell me what transpired on the night of October 1

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transpire

As the noise around college football continues to get louder pertaining to what is transpiring at Texas right now for Steve Sarkisian. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

The second storyline takes place in 2026 and concerns the murder of none other than Hal Jordan, who returned to Rushville as a social pariah after the terrible events that transpired 10 years before. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Krishnamoorthi said he was shocked by the news of the arrest, and said no one at the temple had any idea what was transpiring outside. — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Shepherd took video of the events that transpired after the immediate incident — which were posted to social media and since shared numerous times on multiple platforms. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026

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