What does acontece in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word acontece in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use acontece in Portuguese.

The word acontece in Portuguese means happens, occurs, acontece, que acontece a cada hora, que não acontece por acaso, acaba que. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word acontece

happens, occurs

(3a p s verbo acontecer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

acontece

verbal expression (colloquial (some events are unavoidable)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
Sometimes you play well, but lose a game. It happens.

que acontece a cada hora

adjective (once an hour)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
The station is mostly music, with hourly news reports.

que não acontece por acaso

adjective (not happening by chance)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

acaba que

intransitive verb (informal (it transpires that) (informal)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
It turns out that I didn't have to finish the essay after all.

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