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hap vs happen

happen vs hap

hap is a noun but happen is not a noun.

hap and happen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hap Yes No Yes No
happen No No Yes No
As verbs, hap and happen are synonyms defined as:
  • hap and happen: come to pass
Other synonyms of hap include come about, fall out, go on, occur, pass, pass off, take place.
As verbs, happen is a hyponym of hap; that is, happen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hap:
  • hap: come to pass
  • happen: come into being; become reality
Other hyponyms of hap include break, develop, recrudesce, arise, come up, result, intervene, transpire, give, supervene, go, proceed, come, fall, anticipate, develop, recur, repeat, come off, go off, go over, come around, roll around, materialise, materialize, bechance, befall, bechance, befall, betide, coincide, concur, backfire, backlash, recoil, chance, break, fall, shine, strike, turn out, contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize.
hap (noun) happen (noun)
an accidental happening
hap (verb) happen (verb)
come to pass come to pass
come into being; become reality
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
Difference between hap and happen

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