Definition of haps Haps

We found 3 definitions of haps from 2 different sources.

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What does haps mean?

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  • haps (Noun)
    Plural of hap.

Part of speech

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  • haps, verb, present, 3rd person singular of hap (infinitive).
  • haps, noun, plural of hap.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: haps

hap - an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life"
  chance event, fortuity, accident, stroke anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hap (v. t.)
    To clothe; to wrap.
  • hap (n.)
    A cloak or plaid.
  • hap (n.)
    That which happens or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; also, the manner of occurrence or taking place; chance; fortune; accident; casual event; fate; luck; lot.
  • hap (v. i.)
    To happen; to befall; to chance.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • hap
    To come to pass.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • hap
    hap, n. chance: fortune: accident.—v.i. to befall.—n. Hap-haz′ard, that which happens by hazard: chance, accident.—adj. chance, accidental.—adv. at random.—adv. Hap-haz′ardly.—n. Hap-haz′ardness.—adj. Hap′less, unlucky: unhappy.—adv. Hap′lessly.—n. Hap′lessness.—adv. Hap′ly, by hap, chance, or accident: perhaps: it may be.—v.i. Happ′en, to fall out: to take place: to chance to be.—n. Happ′ening. [Ice. happ, good luck.]
  • hap
    hap, v.t. (Scot.) to wrap up from the cold or rain.—n. a cloak or other covering

Part of speech

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  • hap, verb, present, 1st person singular of hap (infinitive).
  • hap, verb (infinitive).
  • hap, noun, singular of haps.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

haps in sign language
Sign language - letter H Sign language - letter H Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter P Sign language - letter P Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter S

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