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- [hap]
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- [hap]
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Definitions of hap word
- noun hap Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor. 1
- noun hap Sir Edwin, 1832–1904, English poet and journalist. 1
- noun hap Henry H ("Hap") 1886–1950, U.S. general. 1
- noun hap Matthew, 1822–88, English essayist, poet, and literary critic. 1
- noun hap his father, Thomas, 1795–1842, English clergyman, educator, historian, and writer. 1
- noun hap Thurman Wesley [thur-muh n] /ˈθɜr mən/ (Show IPA), 1891–1969, U.S. lawyer and writer. 1
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Origin of hap
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English < Old Norse happ luck, chance; akin to Old English gehæp fit, convenient; probably akin to OCS kobŭ auspice, Old Irish cob victory
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Parts of speech for Hap
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hap popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hap usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hap
noun hap
- fortuity — the state or quality of being fortuitous; fortuitous character.
- accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
- fortune — position in life as determined by wealth: to make one's fortune.
- happening — something that happens; occurrence; event.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
verb hap
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- transpire — to occur; happen; take place.
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- befall — If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you.
- result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
Antonyms for hap
noun hap
- misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- mishap — an unfortunate accident.
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