Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with happen in American Collocation
happen
verb
intransitive
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/ˈhæpən/
really
actually
really
I can see no evidence of this actually happening.
quickly
overnight
quickly
suddenly
Organisational and cultural change never happens overnight.
often or usually
always
everywhere
frequently
normally
usually
Women are designed to have babies one at a time, and with natural conception this is what usually happens.
rarely or occasionally
occasionally
rarely
sometimes
Some film critics say great cinema happens only rarely.
by itself
automatically
naturally
Data backups on laptops do not happen automatically.
again
again
What can be done to ensure that disasters like this don’t happen again?
accident or bad event
accident
attack
catastrophe
collision
crash
disaster
earthquake
event
explosion
incident
mistake
seizure
tragedy
Did you know that most children’s accidents happen at home?
magical event
magic
miracle
I do believe that miracles happen.
change
change
evolution
revolution
It is only through the efforts of everyone that changes happen.
something or nothing
anything
everything
nothing
something
Any proposals have got to get the consent of all the parties, otherwise nothing happens.