· an event that happens

Synonym(s): occurrence, occurrent, natural_event

Hypernym(s): event

· come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

Synonym(s): hap, go_on, pass_off, occur, pass, fall_out, come_about, take_place

· 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)

Synonym(s): befall, bechance

Hypernym(s): happen, hap, go_on, pass_off, occur, pass, fall_out, come_about, take_place

· chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"

Hypernym(s): chance

· come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"

Synonym(s): materialize, materialise

Hypernym(s): happen, hap, go_on, pass_off, occur, pass, fall_out, come_about, take_place

· 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"

Synonym(s): find, chance, bump, encounter