Antonyms for hap
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : hap |
| Phonetic Transcription : hæp |
Definition of hap
Origin :- c.1200, "chance, a person's luck, fortune, fate;" also "unforeseen occurrence," from Old Norse happ "chance, good luck," from Proto-Germanic *khapan (source of Old English gehæp "convenient, fit"), from PIE *kob- "to suit, fit, succeed" (cf. Old Church Slavonic kobu "fate, foreboding, omen," Old Irish cob "victory"). Meaning "good fortune" is from early 13c.
- noun chance
- verb come
- "Hap yourself well," he had said when they crossed the gangway on to the boat.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- Uncle Jack often calls them Hap and Hazard, and that is the only difference between them.
- Extract from : « Five Mice in a Mouse-trap » by Laura E. Richards
- They “got by” with it until the matter came to Hap's notice.
- Extract from : « Working With the Working Woman » by Cornelia Stratton Parker
- But on Hap's shoulders rests the output for our entire department.
- Extract from : « Working With the Working Woman » by Cornelia Stratton Parker
- It was the only time even Hap so much as paid the least attention to what went on.
- Extract from : « Working With the Working Woman » by Cornelia Stratton Parker
- He is always resolved at first thinking, and the ground he goes upon is, hap what may.
- Extract from : « Microcosmography » by John Earle
- Just as he said this, what should hap At the chamber door but a gentle tap?
- Extract from : « The Book of Humorous Verse » by Various
- “Well nigh all such as could hap, Madam,” said Le Despenser wearily.
- Extract from : « The White Rose of Langley » by Emily Sarah Holt
- Now then, Agnes Love, cast that over you, and hap it close to keep you warm.
- Extract from : « The King's Daughters » by Emily Sarah Holt
- I never know what that signifieth: and I have seen it to hap aforetime.
- Extract from : « Joyce Morrell's Harvest » by Emily Sarah Holt
Synonyms for hap
- accident
- advantage
- adventure
- arise
- bad luck
- befall
- betide
- break
- cast
- casualty
- chance upon
- coincidence
- come about
- come off
- come to pass
- contingency
- destination
- destiny
- develop
- doom
- even chance
- fluke
- fortuitousness
- fortuity
- fortune
- future
- gamble
- good luck
- haphazard
- happen
- happenchance
- happening
- happenstance
- haza
- occur
- pass
- result
- take place
- transpire
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