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  hap

  noun

  one's luck or lot.
• Hap
  Hap

  noun

  Apis.

hap

¹ American  

[hap] / hæp /

noun

1. one's luck or lot.

2. an occurrence, happening, or accident.

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verb (used without object)

happed, happing

1. to happen.

   if it so hap.

hap ² American  

[hap, ap] / hæp, æp /

noun

1. a comforter or quilt.

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verb (used with object)

1. to cover with or as with a comforter or quilt.

Hap ³ American  

[hahp, khahp] / hɑp, xɑp /

noun

Egyptian Religion.

1. Apis.

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hap ¹ British  

/ hæp /

noun

1. luck; chance

2. an occurrence

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verb

1. (intr) an archaic word for happen

hap ² British  

/ hæp /

verb

1. to cover up; wrap up warmly

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noun

1. a covering of any kind

Etymology

Origin of hap¹

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English, from Old Norse happ “luck, chance”; akin to Old English gehæp “fit, convenient”; probably akin to Old Church Slavonic kobŭ “auspice,” Old Irish cob “victory”

Origin of hap²

1350–1400; Middle English happen to cover; perhaps blend of lappen lap ² and Old French happer to seize

Example Sentences

Ngheu and chem chap hap sa, steamed clams and mussels, come in a buttery lemongrass broth.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022

How then had a man so singularly drained of hap as the 57-year-old Israeli ended up controlling Chelsea, Portsmouth and West Ham United?

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2011

Lady Slane is perfectly hap py, dies at just the right moment.

From Time Magazine Archive

Against that untoward hap, they set about collecting his legendary sayings: "A lot of water has flowed under the dam since then."

From Time Magazine Archive

When one has such a dream and the predicted event hap pens, it’s hard not to believe in precognition.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos