happened

to occur by chance, often used with it

Word Structure

Phonemes, morphemes and spelling play important roles in reading.

6 Letters , 2 Syllables

ha ppened

6 Phonemes

h a p ə n d

onset, rime

hap ə n d

2 Morphemes

happen ed

Sentence Examples

Something like that was bound to happen sooner or later.

You never know what's going to happen when they get together.

“What's happening?” “They're installing new equipment.

Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

appear

arise

arrive

develop

fall

hit

materialize

meet

pass

result

transpire

befall

betide

bump

chance

down

ensue

eventuate

follow

issue

light

proceed

recur

shake

smoke

spring

stumble

supervene

luck

Collocations

The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

happen on

happen to

happen on something

happen to somebody/something

accidents will happen

an accident/a disaster waiting to happen

clear the way (for something/for something to happen)

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