what happened
The story's events
What happened is a question asking for an explanation of events, typically recent ones: What happened to your arm?
It often expresses concern or requests an account of something that went wrong.
As a statement rather than a question, it reports or refers to events: I'll tell you what happened.
The phrase can stand alone as an urgent demand for information: What happened?!
- occurredTook place in time
- eventA notable occurrence
- incidentA distinct event
- transpiredCame to pass
- unfoldedOpened from folds
took place · story · true story · news · aftermath · consequence · witness · account · moment · disaster · accident · tragedy · surprise · shock · revelation · plot twist · truth · the whole truth
what happenedwhat's next
what comes next · plans · predictions · forecasts · expectations
what happenedwhat if
Words introducing a hypothesis
counterfactuals · hypotheticals · speculation · conjecture · possibilities
what, happen, happens, happened, happening, happenings, happenstance