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| 1. | [ verb ] be a forerunner of or occur earlier than, as in | |
| Synonyms: | take_place go_on pass come_about anticipate pass_off fall_out hap occur | |
| Examples: | : "This composition anticipates Impressionism" |
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| Related terms: | come work turn_out proceed recur arise concur develop fall fall befall chance go_off anticipate break intervene synchronize give break supervene come_around transpire happening hap | |
| 2. | [ verb ] come to pass | |
| Synonyms: | occur take_place go_on pass come_about pass_off hap | |
| Examples: | "What is happening?" "The meeting took place off without an incidence" "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
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| Related terms: | come anticipate work proceed turn_out arise recur concur develop fall fall befall chance go_off break synchronize give supervene come_around transpire break | |
| 3. | [ verb ] happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance | |
| Synonyms: | bechance befall | |
| Examples: | "It happens that today is my birthday" "These things befell" (Santayana) |
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| Related terms: | anticipate | |
| 4. | [ verb ] chance to be or do something, without intention or causation | |
| Examples: | : "I happen to have just what you need!" |
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| Related terms: | chance | |
| 5. | [ verb ] come into being; become reality | |
| Synonyms: | materialize materialise | |
| Examples: | "Her dream really materialized" |
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| Related terms: | dematerialize anticipate appear offspring materialization materialisation | |
| 6. | [ verb ] come upon, as if by accident; meet with | |
| Synonyms: | find encounter hit bump chance | |
| Examples: | "We find this idea in Plato" "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here" "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" |
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| Related terms: | discovery meeting | |
| Similar spelling: |
haven ha'penny |
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