acontecer

Meaning

Verb

to come to pass, to happen, to occur, to transpire, to come about, to befall

Noun

happening; goings-on

Concepts

happen

occur

come about

become

befall

come

pass

get

bechance

pass off

go on

hap

take place

turn

objectify

reify

set in

succeed

transpire

arrive

recource

be

betide

come across

come into being

cross paths

end

🔚

end up

fall out

grow

happening

manage

materialise

materialize

Synonyms

ocurrir

suceder

pasar

tener lugar

acaecer

convertirse

convertirse en

hacerse

llegar

lograr

realizarse

recalar

tener éxito

terminar

volverse

fenecer

🔚

llegar a

materializar

sobrevenir

transformarse

disfrazarse

volverse en …

llegar a ocurrir

acabarse

llegar a pasar

acertar

cambiar

concluir

conseguir

Translations

geschehen

acontecer

arriver

accadere

sich ereignen

devenir

succedere

suceder

passieren

stattfinden

avoir lieu

gebeuren

vorkommen

se passer

avvenire

Hyphenated as

a‧con‧te‧cer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/akonteˈθeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: contesçer

Cognate with Portuguese: acontecer

In summary

From a- + Old Spanish contesçer, derived from Old Spanish contir, from Vulgar Latin *contigīre, from Latin contingere. Akin to Portuguese acontecer.