May 2018
hap·pen hapən/verb
verb: happen; 3rd person present: happens; past tense:
happened; past participle: happened; gerund or
present participle: happening 1. take place; occur.
"the afternoon when the disturbance happened"
synonyms: occur, take place, come about; ensue,
result, transpire, materialize, arise, crop up, come up,
present itself, supervene; informal, go down; formal,
eventuate; literary: come to pass, betide
"remember what happened last time he was here"
ensue as an effect or result of an action or event.
"this is what happens when the mechanism goes wrong"
chance to do something or come about.
"we just happened to meet Paul"
synonyms: discover, find, find by chance, come across,
chance on, stumble on, hit on
"she happened on a blue jay's nest" come about by chance.
"it just so happened that she turned up that afternoon"
synonyms: chance, have the good/bad luck
"they happened to be in" find or come across by chance.
"Mike played football as a boy and happened on cycling by accident"
used as a polite formula in questions.
"do you happen to know who her doctor is?"
2. be experienced by (someone); befall.
"the same thing happened to me"
become of. "I don't care what happens to the money"
synonyms: become of; literary, befall, betide
"I wonder what happened to Joe?"
Origin: late Middle English (superseding the verb hap ):
from the noun hap + -en. en·sue inˈso͞o,enˈso͞o/verb
verb: ensue; 3rd person present: ensues; past tense:
ensued; past participle: ensued; gerund or present participle:
ensuing happen or occur afterward or as a result.
"the difficulties that ensued from their commitment to Cuba"
synonyms: result, follow, develop, proceed, succeed, emerge, stem, arise, derive, issue; Origin: late Middle English
(formerly also as insue): from Old French ensivre,
from Latin insequi, based on sequi ‘follow.’ oc·cur əˈkər/verb
verb: occur; 3rd person present: occurs; past tense: occurred;
past participle: occurred; gerund or present participle: occurring
happen; take place. "the accident occurred at about 3:30 p.m."
synonyms: happen, take place, come about, transpire,
materialize, arise, crop up; informal, go down; literary,
come to pass, befall, betide; formal, eventuate
"the accident occurred at about 3:30"
exist or be found to be present in a place or under
a particular set of conditions.
"radon occurs naturally in rocks such as granite"
synonyms: be found, be present, exist, appear, prevail,
present itself, manifest itself, turn up
"the disease occurs chiefly in tropical climates"
(of a thought or idea) come into the mind of (someone).
"it occurred to him that he hadn't eaten"
synonyms: enter one's head/mind, cross one's mind,
come to mind, spring to mind, strike one, hit one,
dawn on one, suggest itself, present itself
"an idea occurred to her" Origin: late 15th century:
from Latin occurrere ‘go to meet, present itself,’
from ob- ‘against’ + currere ‘to run.’
verb: happen; 3rd person present: happens; past tense:
happened; past participle: happened; gerund or
present participle: happening 1. take place; occur.
"the afternoon when the disturbance happened"
synonyms: occur, take place, come about; ensue,
result, transpire, materialize, arise, crop up, come up,
present itself, supervene; informal, go down; formal,
eventuate; literary: come to pass, betide
"remember what happened last time he was here"
ensue as an effect or result of an action or event.
"this is what happens when the mechanism goes wrong"
chance to do something or come about.
"we just happened to meet Paul"
synonyms: discover, find, find by chance, come across,
chance on, stumble on, hit on
"she happened on a blue jay's nest" come about by chance.
"it just so happened that she turned up that afternoon"
synonyms: chance, have the good/bad luck
"they happened to be in" find or come across by chance.
"Mike played football as a boy and happened on cycling by accident"
used as a polite formula in questions.
"do you happen to know who her doctor is?"
2. be experienced by (someone); befall.
"the same thing happened to me"
become of. "I don't care what happens to the money"
synonyms: become of; literary, befall, betide
"I wonder what happened to Joe?"
Origin: late Middle English (superseding the verb hap ):
from the noun hap + -en. en·sue inˈso͞o,enˈso͞o/verb
verb: ensue; 3rd person present: ensues; past tense:
ensued; past participle: ensued; gerund or present participle:
ensuing happen or occur afterward or as a result.
"the difficulties that ensued from their commitment to Cuba"
synonyms: result, follow, develop, proceed, succeed, emerge, stem, arise, derive, issue; Origin: late Middle English
(formerly also as insue): from Old French ensivre,
from Latin insequi, based on sequi ‘follow.’ oc·cur əˈkər/verb
verb: occur; 3rd person present: occurs; past tense: occurred;
past participle: occurred; gerund or present participle: occurring
happen; take place. "the accident occurred at about 3:30 p.m."
synonyms: happen, take place, come about, transpire,
materialize, arise, crop up; informal, go down; literary,
come to pass, befall, betide; formal, eventuate
"the accident occurred at about 3:30"
exist or be found to be present in a place or under
a particular set of conditions.
"radon occurs naturally in rocks such as granite"
synonyms: be found, be present, exist, appear, prevail,
present itself, manifest itself, turn up
"the disease occurs chiefly in tropical climates"
(of a thought or idea) come into the mind of (someone).
"it occurred to him that he hadn't eaten"
synonyms: enter one's head/mind, cross one's mind,
come to mind, spring to mind, strike one, hit one,
dawn on one, suggest itself, present itself
"an idea occurred to her" Origin: late 15th century:
from Latin occurrere ‘go to meet, present itself,’
from ob- ‘against’ + currere ‘to run.’
