Haps Meaning in English

word · lemma: hap

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Definition

An old or very rare word meaning events that happen by chance, or luck, usually used in the phrase 'by haps.'

Usage & Nuances

Extremely rare and archaic—almost never used in modern English except in old poetry or as a playful term. Most common in the phrase 'by haps.' Not interchangeable with 'happenings' or 'events.'

• Spanish: casualidades (arcaico) - sucesos (poco común)
• Portuguese (BR): acasos (arcaico) - acontecimentos (pouco comum)
• Portuguese (PT): acasos (arcaico) - acontecimentos (pouco comum)
• Chinese (Simplified): 偶然事件（古語） - 机会（罕用）
• Chinese (Traditional): 偶然事件（古語） - 機會（罕用）
• Hindi: संयोग (पुराना/कम प्रचलित)
• Arabic: مصادفات (قديم أو نادر)
• Bengali: অভ্যাসিক সৌভাগ্য - কাকতালীয় ঘটনা (প্রচলিত নয়)
• Russian: случайность - везение (уст.)
• Japanese: 偶然 - 運 (古語)
• Vietnamese: sự tình cờ - vận may (cổ)
• Korean: 우연 - 행운 (옛말)
• Turkish: tesadüf - şans (eski kullanım)
• Urdu: اتفاق - نصیب (قدیم لفظ)
• Indonesian: kebetulan - untung (usang/klasik)

Example Sentences

Old poems sometimes mention haps and fortune.

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Do not trust your future only to haps.

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He believed all good things came by haps.

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'By haps, they met again after many years.'

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Luck and haps were all he trusted in life.

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You won’t hear people talk about haps nowadays—it's really old-fashioned.

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