Antonyms for happens


Grammar : Verb
Spell : hap-uhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæp ən


Definition of happens

Origin :
  • c.1300, "to come to pass, occur," originally "occur by hap, to have the (good or bad) fortune (to do, be, etc.);" see hap (n.). Replaced Old English gelimpan, gesceon, and Middle English befall. In Middle English fel it hap meant "it happened." Related: Happened; happening.
  • verb come to pass; occur
Example sentences :
  • But did you ever stop to think what happens when you write a letter?
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • They were smuggled, mind you, and no matter what happens, he can't squeal.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Lucky the cayuse who happens to be the right size for his harness.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • If he happens to appear in the office, I have to associate with him; but, thank Heaven!
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • I am with him because it happens from particular circumstances to suit my convenience.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • There must be something wrong in the firm when that happens.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • But it so happens that He has dealt with it in words of unusual fulness.
  • Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
  • This happens to be your first, and so, were I you, I would not pursue the subject further.'
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • What happens to this meat, and what is going on in the water which surrounds it?
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 417 » by Various
  • It must be sown thin, and notwithstanding that attention, it often happens to be too thick.
  • Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz

Synonyms for happens

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