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• “What is happening?“
• “The meeting took place off without an incidence“
• “Nothing occurred that seemed important“

Synonyms

• happen come to pass; happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; come into being; come upon, as if by accident
• hap an accidental happening; come to pass
• go on continue a certain state, condition, or activity; come to pass; move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; continue talking; start running, functioning, or operating
• pass off be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity; disregard; cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity; disappear gradually; come to pass; expel (gases or odors)
• pass of advancing the ball by throwing it; (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; (military) a written leave of absence; (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; any authorization to pass or go somewhere; a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs ; a difficult juncture; one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; a permit to enter or leave a military installation; a complimentary ticket; a usually brief attempt; (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; success in satisfying a test or requirement; go across or through; move past; make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; pass by; place into the hands or custody of; stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; travel past; come to pass; go unchallenged; use up a period of time in a specific way; pass over, across, or through; transmit information; disappear gradually; go successfully through a test or a selection process; be superior or better than some standard; accept or judge as acceptable; allow to go without comment or censure; transfer to another; pass into a specified state or condition; throw (a ball) to another player; be inherited by; cause to pass; grant authorization or clearance for; pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; eliminate from the body
• fall out have a breach in relations; come as a logical consequence; come off; leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation; come to pass
• come about come to pass
• take place come to pass

• “suggest itself“
• “It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary“
• “A great idea then came to her“

Synonyms

• come the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract ; move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; reach a destination; come to pass; reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position; to be the product or result; be found or available; come forth; be a native of; extend or reach; exist or occur in a certain point in a series; cover a certain distance; come under, be classified or included; happen as a result; add up in number or quantity; develop into; be received; come to one’s mind; come from; proceed or get along; experience orgasm; have a certain priority

• “sexism occurs in many workplaces“
• “precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil“