happen

(v) come to pass
- What is happening?
- The meeting took place off without an incidence
- Nothing occurred that seemed important
come about, hap, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass,
(v) happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
- It happens that today is my birthday
- These things befell" (Santayana)
bechance, befall,
(v) chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
- I happen to have just what you need!
(v) come into being; become reality
- Her dream really materialized
materialise, materialize,
(v) come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- 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
find, bump, encounter, chance,

come about hap occur take place go on fall out pass off pass bechance befall materialise materialize find bump encounter chance

dematerialise dematerialize

happy

happening happenstance happen upon