hap
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈhap 
1
: happening sense 1
2
: chance, fortune
hap
2 of 4verb (1)
happed; happing
intransitive verb
: happen
hap
3 of 4verb (2)
happed; happing
transitive verb
dialect
: clothe, cover
hap
4 of 4noun (2)
dialect
: something (such as a bed quilt or cloak) that serves as a covering or wrap
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- affair
- circumstance
- episode
- event
- happening
- incident
- occasion
- occurrence
- thing
Verb (1)
- be
- befall
- betide
- chance
- come
- come about
- come down
- come off
- cook
- do
- go down [slang]
- go on
- happen
- occur
- pass
- transpire
Noun (2)
- bedcover
- bedcovering
- bedspread
- counterpane
- coverlet
- spread
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old Norse happ good luck; akin to Old English gehæp suitable, Old Church Slavonic kobĭ lot, fate
Verb (2)
Middle English happen
First Known Use
Noun (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1593, in the meaning defined above
hap 1 of 3
noun (1)
1
as in event
something that happens we must make the best of both the good and the bad haps of life Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- event
- thing
- circumstance
- incident
- occurrence
- happening
- occasion
- accident
- episode
- coincidence
- affair
- happenstance
- time
- fluke
- experience
- phenomenon
- freak
- tidings
- adventure
- deed
- turning point
- happenchance
- page
- emergency
- juncture
- landmark
- crisis
- milestone
- milepost
- news
- co-occurrence
- feat
- achievement
- exploit
2
as in luck
the uncertain course of events by hap and circumstance, he ended up as a cartoonist in New York Synonyms & Similar Words
- luck
- chance
- accident
- circumstance
- hazard
- fortuity
- fate
- happenstance
- casualty
- destiny
- fortuitousness
- fluke
- uncertainty
- fortune
- randomness
- happenchance
- peril
- risk
- danger
- doom
- haphazardry
- lot
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- purpose
- intention
- plan
- intent
- design
- scheme
- outline
hap
2 of 3noun (2)
as in counterpane
a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed the hap was a patchwork quilt that the old woman had made herself Synonyms & Similar Words
- counterpane
- coverlet
- quilt
- bedcover
- bedspread
- puff
- spread
- bedcovering
- comforter
- clothes
- bedclothes
- bedding
hap
3 of 3verb
as in to happen
to take place what wondrous events hath happed this Christmas Day? Synonyms & Similar Words
- happen
- be
- betide
- occur
- come
- befall
- do
- transpire
- chance
- come down
- come about
- pass
- cook
- go on
- come off
- go down
- come to pass
- arise
- materialize
- proceed
- rise
- result
- come up
- develop
- intervene
- fall out
- turn out
- follow
- spring (up)
- shape (up)
- go off
- crop (up)
- break