| phenomenon | | |
| n. (tops) | 1. phenomenon | any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning. |
| ~ physical process, process | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states.; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" |
| ~ natural phenomenon | all phenomena that are not artificial. |
| ~ levitation | the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means. |
| ~ metempsychosis, rebirth | after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body. |
| ~ consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| ~ fortune, chance, hazard, luck | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another.; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance" |
| ~ fortune, luck | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome.; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand" |
| ~ pulsation | a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity. |
| n. (event) | 2. phenomenon | a remarkable development. |
| ~ development | a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation.; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!" |
| occurrence | | |
| n. (event) | 1. happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ event | something that happens at a given place and time. |
| ~ accompaniment, co-occurrence, concomitant, attendant | an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another. |
| ~ avalanche | a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things.; "the program brought an avalanche of mail" |
| ~ experience | an event as apprehended.; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" |
| ~ trouble | an event causing distress or pain.; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" |
| ~ treat | an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight. |
| ~ miracle | any amazing or wonderful occurrence. |
| ~ marvel, wonder | something that causes feelings of wonder.; "the wonders of modern science" |
| ~ thing | an event.; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..." |
| ~ episode | a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events. |
| ~ contingence, contingency, eventuality | a possible event or occurrence or result. |
| ~ beginning | the event consisting of the start of something.; "the beginning of the war" |
| ~ conclusion, ending, finish | event whose occurrence ends something.; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" |
| ~ one-off | a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated. |
| ~ periodic event, recurrent event | an event that recurs at intervals. |
| ~ alteration, change, modification | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
| ~ computer error, error | (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer. |
| ~ chance event, fortuity, accident, stroke | anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause.; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity" |
| ~ fire | the event of something burning (often destructive).; "they lost everything in the fire" |
| ~ incident | a single distinct event. |
| ~ discharge | the sudden giving off of energy. |
| ~ case, instance, example | an occurrence of something.; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| ~ failure | an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose.; "the surprise party was a complete failure" |
| ~ success | an event that accomplishes its intended purpose.; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs" |
| ~ appearance | the event of coming into sight. |
| ~ destiny, fate | an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future. |
| ~ disappearance | the event of passing out of sight. |
| ~ disappearance | ceasing to exist.; "he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula"; "what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?"; "the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures" |
| ~ impinging, striking, contact | the physical coming together of two or more things.; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" |
| ~ finish | designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race).; "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish" |
| ~ collapse | a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in.; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity" |
| ~ break, interruption | some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity.; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" |
| ~ sound | the sudden occurrence of an audible event.; "the sound awakened them" |
| ~ union | the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts.; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals" |
| ~ news event | a newsworthy event. |
| ~ flash | a sudden intense burst of radiant energy. |
| ~ convergence | the occurrence of two or more things coming together. |
| ~ juncture, occasion | an event that occurs at a critical time.; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions" |
| ~ flare-up, outburst, burst | a sudden intense happening.; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" |
| ~ outbreak, irruption, eruption | a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition).; "the outbreak of hostilities" |
| ~ setback, reversal, black eye, blow, reverse | an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating. |
| ~ bunce, godsend, gold rush, bonanza, manna from heaven, windfall, boom, gravy | a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money).; "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line" |
| ~ crash, collapse | a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures). |
| ~ supervention | a following on in addition. |
| n. (state) | 2. occurrence | an instance of something occurring.; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets" |
| ~ presence | the state of being present; current existence.; "he tested for the presence of radon" |
| ~ allopatry | the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap. |
| ~ sympatry | the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding. |
| occur | | |
| v. (change) | 1. come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| ~ recrudesce, develop, break | happen.; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" |
| ~ come up, arise | result or issue.; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" |
| ~ result | come about or follow as a consequence.; "nothing will result from this meeting" |
| ~ intervene | occur between other event or between certain points of time.; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children" |
| ~ transpire | come about, happen, or occur.; "Several important events transpired last week" |
| ~ give | occur.; "what gives?" |
| ~ operate | happen.; "What is going on in the minds of the people?" |
| ~ supervene | take place as an additional or unexpected development. |
| ~ proceed, go | follow a certain course.; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" |
| ~ come | come to pass; arrive, as in due course.; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June" |
| ~ fall | occur at a specified time or place.; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" |
| ~ anticipate | be a forerunner of or occur earlier than.; "This composition anticipates Impressionism" |
| ~ develop | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.; "The plot developed slowly" |
| ~ recur, repeat | happen or occur again.; "This is a recurring story" |
| ~ come off, go over, go off | happen in a particular manner.; "how did your talk go over?" |
| ~ roll around, come around | happen regularly.; "Christmas rolled around again" |
| ~ materialise, materialize, happen | come into being; become reality.; "Her dream really materialized" |
| ~ bechance, befall, happen | happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance.; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" |
| ~ bechance, befall, betide | become of; happen to.; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" |
| ~ coincide, concur | happen simultaneously.; "The two events coincided" |
| ~ backfire, backlash, recoil | come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect.; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" |
| ~ chance | be the case by chance.; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street" |
| ~ break | happen or take place.; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" |
| ~ fall, shine, strike | touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" |
| ~ turn out | prove to be in the result or end.; "It turns out that he was right" |
| ~ contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize | happen at the same time. |
| v. (cognition) | 2. come, occur | come to one's mind; suggest itself.; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" |
| ~ become | come into existence.; "What becomes has duration" |
| v. (stative) | 3. occur | to be found to exist.; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil" |
| ~ come along, appear | come into being or existence, or appear on the scene.; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago" |
| ~ geminate, pair | occur in pairs. |
| ~ run | occur persistently.; "Musical talent runs in the family" |
| ~ collocate | have a strong tendency to occur side by side.; "The words 'new' and 'world' collocate" |
| ~ abound in, pullulate with, teem in | exist in large quantity. |
| transpire | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. transpirate, transpire | pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas. |
| ~ flow, flux | move or progress freely as if in a stream.; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium" |
| v. (change) | 2. transpire | exude water vapor.; "plants transpire" |
| ~ evaporate, vaporize, vaporise | lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue.; "evaporate milk" |
| v. (change) | 3. transpire | come to light; become known.; "It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| v. (change) | 4. transpire | come about, happen, or occur.; "Several important events transpired last week" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| v. (body) | 5. transpire | give off (water) through the skin. |
| ~ exudate, exude, ooze out, transude, ooze | release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities.; "exude sweat through the pores" |
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