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
haps 1 of 3
noun (1)
1
as in things
something that happens we must make the best of both the good and the bad haps of life Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- things
- events
- incidents
- happenings
- circumstances
- occurrences
- episodes
- affairs
- experiences
- accidents
- occasions
- coincidences
- adventures
- phenomena
- times
- news
- flukes
- pages
- crises
- happenstances
- phenomenons
- milestones
- tidings
- turning points
- emergencies
- landmarks
- freaks
- exploits
- feats
- mileposts
- co-occurrences
- deeds
- achievements
- happenchances
- junctures
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
- accidents
- chances
- circumstances
- hazards
- casualties
- happenstances
- fates
- destinies
- perils
- uncertainties
- fortunes
- flukes
- dangers
- risks
- fortuities
- dooms
- haphazardries
- happenchances
- lots
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- intentions
- purposes
- plans
- intents
- designs
- schemes
- outlines
haps
2 of 3noun (2)
as in counterpanes
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
- counterpanes
- coverlets
- quilts
- bedspreads
- spreads
- clothes
- puffs
- bedcovers
- comforters
- bedcoverings
- bedclothes
- beddings
haps
3 of 3verb
as in happens
to take place what wondrous events hath happed this Christmas Day? Synonyms & Similar Words
- happens
- is
- occurs
- betides
- does
- transpires
- goes on
- chances
- comes about
- befalls
- comes
- comes down
- goes down
- comes off
- cooks
- passes
- comes to pass
- results
- arises
- proceeds
- rises
- comes up
- develops
- materializes
- follows
- intervenes
- turns out
- falls out
- goes off
- breaks
- shapes (up)
- springs (up)
- crops (up)