hap vs anticipate

anticipate vs hap

hap is a noun but anticipate is not a noun.

hap and anticipate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hap	Yes	No	Yes	No
anticipate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, anticipate is a hyponym of hap; that is, anticipate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hap:

hap: come to pass
anticipate: be a forerunner of or occur earlier than

Other hyponyms of hap include break, develop, recrudesce, arise, come up, result, intervene, transpire, give, supervene, go, proceed, come, fall, develop, recur, repeat, come off, go off, go over, come around, roll around, happen, materialise, materialize, bechance, befall, happen, bechance, befall, betide, coincide, concur, backfire, backlash, recoil, chance, break, fall, shine, strike, turn out, contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize.

hap (noun)	anticipate (noun)
an accidental happening

hap (verb)	anticipate (verb)
come to pass	be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
	regard something as probable or likely
	realize beforehand
	make a prediction about; tell in advance
	be excited or anxious about
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

Difference between hap and anticipate

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