advenir

happen, occur

a d . v ə . n i ʁ
ad toward; to + venir come
verb Rare #28,783
happen, occur Formal or literary.
FR: Nul ne sait ce qui peut advenir.
EN: No one knows what may happen.
Conjugation of advenir
adveniradvenu
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third adviendra
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Third advienne

Que va-t-il advenir de moi?

What will become of me?

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Personne ne pouvait savoir avec certitude ce qui devait alors advenir.

No one could know for sure what would happen next.

Si, pour une raison quelconque, cela devait advenir, que ferais-tu?

If, for some reason, that were to happen, what would you do?

Qui sait ce qui va advenir?

Who knows what will happen?

Que va-t-il advenir de nos petits compagnons?

What will become of our little companions?

Si, pour une raison quelconque, cela devait advenir, que feriez-vous?

If, for some reason, that were to happen, what would you do?

Je savais que ce jour était en train d'advenir.

I knew that day was coming.

Personne ne sait ce qu'il va advenir.

No one knows what will happen.

Peut importe ce qui pourrait advenir, je ne changerai jamais d'avis.

No matter what may happen, I will never change my mind.

Si cela devait advenir, que ferais-tu?

If that were to happen, what would you do?

Que va-t-il advenir de vos prisonniers?

What will become of your prisoners?