Synonyms for take place
- verb
All synonyms
Verb
happen, occur, pass, come, go on, come about, chance, pass off, come to pass, befall, transpire, eventuate, hap dated, betide formal dated, eventualize rare, eventualise UK
Definitions
- v. 1
To happen or to occur.
Unfortunately, the meeting never took place.
Example sentences
- come I hope he'll be able to come! I'd like to see him.
- happen The news left me wondering what would happen next.
- occur There is no telling when an earthquake will occur.
By length
- 3 letters
- hap1
- 4 letters
- come1, pass1
- 5 letters
- occur2
- 6 letters
- chance1, happen2, befall2, betide2
- 9 letters
- transpire3, eventuate
- 11 letters
- eventualize, eventualise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (occur2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- avoir lieu
- Español
- tener lugar
- Deutsch
- stattfinden
- Català
- tenir lloc