 hap |
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| 1. | [ verb ] come to pass | |
| Synonyms: | happen occur take_place go_on pass come_about pass_off | |
| Examples: | "What is happening?" "The meeting took place off without an incidence" "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
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| Related terms: | come anticipate happen work turn_out proceed happen arise recur concur develop befall fall fall chance go_off synchronize break give supervene come_around transpire break | |
| 2. | [ verb ] be a forerunner of or occur earlier than, as in | |
| Synonyms: | happen take_place go_on pass come_about anticipate pass_off fall_out occur | |
| Examples: | : "This composition anticipates Impressionism" |
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| Related terms: | happen come happen work turn_out proceed happen arise recur concur develop befall fall fall chance go_off anticipate intervene break give transpire synchronize supervene come_around break happening | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an accidental happening | |
| Examples: | "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life" |
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| Related terms: | accident anticipate | |
| Similar spelling: |
Happ happy have Haff Havey Hauff Haifa |
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