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take place vs happen

happen vs take place

take place and happen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take place No No Yes No
happen No No Yes No
As verbs, take place and happen are synonyms defined as:
  • take place and happen: come to pass
Other synonyms of take place include come about, fall out, go on, hap, occur, pass, pass off.
As verbs, happen is a hyponym of take place; that is, happen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take place:
  • take place: come to pass
  • happen: come into being; become reality
Other hyponyms of take place include break, develop, recrudesce, arise, come up, result, intervene, transpire, give, supervene, go, proceed, come, fall, anticipate, develop, recur, repeat, come off, go off, go over, come around, roll around, materialise, materialize, bechance, befall, bechance, befall, betide, coincide, concur, backfire, backlash, recoil, chance, break, fall, shine, strike, turn out, contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize.
take place (verb) happen (verb)
come to pass come to pass
come into being; become reality
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
Difference between take place and happen

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