happed
/hæpt/
happed is the simple past and past participle of hap.
Meaning of hap
Verb (1)
hap (third-person singular simple present haps, present participle happing, simple past and past participle happed)
- To happen; to befall; to chance.
- "But laudably, since thus it happed!" quoth one: Whereat, more witness and the case postponed. "Thus it happed not, since thus he did the deed,....1868-9, Robert Browning, “The Ring and the Book”, in Edward Berdoe, editor, The poetical works of Robert Browning, published 1889, page 17
- To happen to.
- What meaneth June, to hap us every year.1891, Elizabeth Stoddard, “No Answer”, in Harper's magazine, page 55
Verb (2)
hap (third-person singular simple present haps, present participle happing, simple past and past participle happed)
Adjective
happed (comparative more happed, superlative most happed)
Forms of happed
| comparative | more happed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most happed |
Words that rhyme with happed
Questions about happed
- What does happed mean?
- Happed means wrapped; covered; cloaked.
- What is happed the simple past and past participle of?
- Happed is the simple past and past participle of hap.
- What part of speech is happed?
- Happed is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce happed?
- Happed is pronounced /hæpt/.
Words near happed in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: happed (page history and authors); hap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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