hap

¹

[ hap ]

noun

1. one's luck or lot.
2. an occurrence, happening, or accident.

verb (used without object)

, happed, hap·ping.

1. to happen:

   if it so hap.

hap

²

[ hap, ap ]

noun

1. a comforter or quilt.

verb (used with object)

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

Hap

³

[ hahp, khahp ]

noun

, Egyptian Religion.

1. Apis ( def ).

hap

¹

/ hæp /

verb

1. to cover up; wrap up warmly

noun

1. a covering of any kind

hap

²

/ hæp /

noun

1. luck; chance
2. an occurrence

verb

1. intr an archaic word for happen

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hap¹

C14: perhaps of Norse origin

Origin of hap²

C13: from Old Norse happ good luck; related to Old English gehæplic convenient, Old Slavonic kobǔ fate

Example Sentences

Lansdale makes a triumphant return to his Hap and Leonard novels with this scorcher.

From Los Angeles Times

One hundred years ago this Thursday, goalie Hap Holmes and his exhausted Seattle Metropolitans were fighting to extend not only an epic overtime battle but their very franchise.

From Seattle Times

Because of the types of bacteria causing HAP and the large numbers of bacteria in the lungs during HAP, development of resistance to administered antibiotics to treat it is common.

From Science Daily

This is partly because doses of antibiotics are determined by drug developers to treat HAP effectively, but without consideration to the dose needed to prevent resistance emerging.

From Science Daily

The team at the APT group, including Dr Darlow, have developed a new experimental model of HAP and used it to test the effects of meropenem.

From Science Daily