Hap — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an accidental happening

come to pass

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæp/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈap/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈap/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈæp/.

Examples

he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life
What is happening?
The meeting took place off without an incidence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pass off pass fall out happen go on come about take place occur

Parts of Speech

noun	an accidental happening “he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life”
verb	come to pass “What is happening?”

Word Forms

hap	verb	come to pass
happening	noun	an event that happens
hap	noun	an accidental happening

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

glück

ein zufälliges Ereignis

🇫🇷French

heureusement

un événement accidentel

🇪🇸Spanish

tener suerte

un suceso accidental

🇮🇹Italian

hah

un avvenimento accidentale

🇵🇹Portuguese

feliz

um acontecimento acidental

🇷🇺Russian

случай

случайное событие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पड़ना

एक आकस्मिक घटना

🇧🇩Bengali

হাপ

একটি আকস্মিক ঘটনা

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சி

ஒரு தற்செயலான நிகழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతోషం

అనుకోకుండా జరిగిన సంఘటన

🇮🇳Marathi

हाप

एक अपघाती घटना

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાપ

એક આકસ્મિક ઘટના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತೋಷ

ಆಕಸ್ಮಿಕ ಘಟನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹാപ്പ്

ആകസ്മികമായ ഒരു സംഭവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਪ

ਇੱਕ ਦੁਰਘਟਨਾ ਵਾਪਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہاپ

ایک حادثاتی واقعہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哈普

偶然发生的事

🇯🇵Japanese

はぁ

偶然の出来事

🇰🇷Korean

우연

우연한 일

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hạnh phúc

một sự việc tình cờ xảy ra

🇹🇭Thai

ฮ่าๆ

เกิดขึ้นโดยบังเอิญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

terjadi

suatu kejadian yang tidak disengaja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حدث

حدث عرضي

🇮🇷Persian

هپ

یک اتفاق تصادفی

🇹🇷Turkish

tesadüf

tesadüfi bir olay

🇮🇱Hebrew

האפ

התרחשות מקרית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'hap'?

The primary meaning of 'hap' is 'an accidental happening'.

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