behap

B3E1H4A1P3

verb

To happen.

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Meanings

verbbehap (third-person singular simple present behaps, present participle behapping, simple past and past participle behapped)

present singular third person behaps · participle present behapping · participle past behapped · past behapped

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo happen.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
betideeventuatego onhaphappenholdpasstranspire

Origin

From be- + hap (“luck, chance, event, occurrence”).

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APA

behap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behap

MLA

“behap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “behap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behap.

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