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

Malaysian photographer Teoh Hui Chieh created a stunning time-lapse video of an Australian annular solar eclipse transpiring at sunrise in 2013. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026

The travel saga is the most bizarre to transpire for the Liberty since the WNBA introduced full-time charter flights days before the beginning of the 2024 season. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

Greg Priore, the room's former manager, and bookseller John Schulman pleaded guilty several years later in a resale scheme that investigators found had transpired over two decades. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026

The officers involved in shooting in Biddeford, which is just southwest of Portland, didn’t have body cameras, leaving many questions about what transpired. — Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026

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