acontecer
Meanings
Verb
1. to come to pass, to happen, to occur, to transpire, to come about, to befall (impersonal, literary)
Examples11
Nosotros no acontecimos.
We didn't happen.
Ha acontecido algo muy importante.
Something very important has happened.
Las cosas acontecen.
Things happen.
Aconteció que estábamos entonces en Londres.
It happened that we were in London then.
Cualquier cosa puede acontecer ahora.
Anything might happen now.
Es necesario que todo esto acontezca.
It's necessary that all of this happens.