come up vs happen

happen vs come up

come up and happen both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
come up	No	No	Yes	No
happen	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, happen is a hypernym of come up; that is, happen is a word with a broader meaning than come up:

come up: result or issue
happen: come to pass

Other hypernyms of come up include come about, fall out, go on, hap, occur, pass, pass off, take place.

come up (verb)	happen (verb)
result or issue	come to pass
start running, functioning, or operating	come into being; become reality
gather or bring together	happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
gather (money or other resources) together over time	come upon, as if by accident; meet with
bring forth, usually something desirable	chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
come up, of celestial bodies
come to the surface
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
move upward
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
originate or come into being
be mentioned

Difference between come up and happen

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