hap
pronunciation
How to pronounce hap in British English:
UK [hæp]
How to pronounce hap in American English:
US [hæp]
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- Noun:
- an accidental happening
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- Verb:
- come to pass
Word Origin
- hap (n.)
- c. 1200, "chance, a person's luck, fortune, fate;" also "unforeseen occurrence," from Old Norse happ "chance, good luck," from Proto-Germanic *hap- (source of Old English gehæp "convenient, fit"), from PIE *kob- "to suit, fit, succeed" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic kobu "fate, foreboding, omen," Old Irish cob "victory"). Meaning "good fortune" in English is from early 13c. Old Norse seems to have had the word only in positive senses.
- hap (v.)
- "to come to pass, be the case," c. 1300, from hap (n.) "chance, fortune, luck, fate," or from Old English hæppan.
Example
- 1. Did you mean to shoot hap ?
- 2. What better place to hide a hap ?
- 3. Hap was my friend !
- 4. You wanna talk about hap ?
- 5. Hap lecrone , a cox news service columnist , is a clinical psychologist .