Home › Words › B › behapbehapbehap means to happen.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, behap ranks #7,708 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom be- + hap (“luck, chance, event, occurrence”).verbTo happen.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.behappen 75% match — To happen to, to befall. vs behap →bechance 67% match — To happen; chance. vs behap →betime 64% match — To occur; betide. vs behap →habnab 64% match — Happening randomly. vs behap →beword 62% match — To happen; come to pass. vs behap →happenable 62% match — Capable of happening. vs behap →befalling 61% match — A happening; occurrence; chance; event. vs behap →betide 59% match — Often used in a prediction (chiefly in woe betide) or a wish: to happen to (someone or something); to befall. vs behap →