| happen | (verb) come to pass | Synonyms: come about, fall out, go on, hap, occur, pass, pass off, take place |
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| (verb) come into being; become reality | Synonyms: materialise, materialize |
| (verb) happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance | Synonyms: bechance, befall |
| (verb) come upon, as if by accident; meet with | Synonyms: bump, chance, encounter, find |
| (verb) chance to be or do something, without intention or causation | - |
| happening | (noun) an event that happens | Synonyms: natural event, occurrence, occurrent |
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| happenstance | (noun) an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental | Synonyms: coincidence |
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| happily | (adverb) in an unexpectedly lucky way | - |
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| (adverb) in a joyous manner | Synonyms: blithely, gayly, jubilantly, merrily, mirthfully |
| happiness | (noun) emotions experienced when in a state of well-being | - |
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| (noun) state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy | Synonyms: felicity |
| happy | (adjective) enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure | - |
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| (adjective) well expressed and to the point | Synonyms: well-chosen |
| (adjective) marked by good fortune | Synonyms: felicitous |
| (adjective) eagerly disposed to act or to be of service | Synonyms: glad |