happened
Definitions
Verb
- Come to pass
- Happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; ; (santayana)
- Chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
- Come into being; become reality
- Come upon, as if by accident; meet with
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "happened".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "happened".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | appeared | 2 | 135 |
| 2 | happen | 2 | 63 |
| 3 | happens | 2 | 40 |
| 4 | appealed | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | hardened | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | appendix | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | hastened | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | sharpened | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | hampered | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | dampened | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | appended | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | appeased | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | apprehended | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | unsharpened | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | apprenticed | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | append | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | cheapened | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | happe | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | sappenfield | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | zapped | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "happened" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "happened" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | this happened | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "happened" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "happened".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 18
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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