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

Throughout the video, posted Wednesday, an emotional Adeyemi referred to suffering on the set but did not provide any details of what transpired. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 30 July 2026

Same meeting, in the same place, but what transpired was quite different. — Jason Karlawish, STAT, 28 July 2026

So much has transpired here, right on this spot, and somehow a fight about an absent dentist is the absolute worst. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 July 2026

Plants are not transpiring that much because of the high humidity. — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

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