| verb | come to pass “What is happening?” |
| verb | happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; ; (Santayana) “It happens that today is my birthday” |
| verb | chance to be or do something, without intention or causation “I happen to have just what you need!” |
| verb | come into being; become reality “Her dream really materialized” |
| verb | come upon, as if by accident; meet with “We find this idea in Plato” |
| happening | noun | an event that happens |
| hap | noun | an accidental happening |
| materialization | noun | the process of coming into being; becoming reality |
| materialisation | noun | an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) |
| find | noun | the act of discovering something |
| finder | noun | someone who is the first to observe something |
| encounter | noun | a casual or unexpected convergence |