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acontecer.

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

9 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/akonteˈθeɾ/[a.kõn̪.t̪eˈθeɾ]/akonteˈseɾ/[a.kõn̪.t̪eˈseɾ]
  1. to come to pass, to happen, to occur, to transpire, to come about, to befall

    impersonal · literary · third-person
    Las cosas acontecen.
    Nosotros no acontecimos.
Where this word comes from

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

noun/akonteˈθeɾ/[a.kõn̪.t̪eˈθeɾ]/akonteˈseɾ/[a.kõn̪.t̪eˈseɾ]
  1. event, act

    masculine
  2. happening; goings-on

    in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

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