happer

Signification (Anglais)

1. to snatch by the mouth, to snap up (typically of animals)
2. to grab, to seize
3. (colloquial) to strike forcefully
4. (colloquial) to catch off guard; take by surprise

Concepts

happer

saisir

empoigner

rafler

attraper

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/a.pe/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Inherited from Middle French happer, haper, from Old French happer, haper (“to seize, snap up”), of obscure origin. Possibly onomatopoeic. Alternatively, of Germanic origin, either from Proto-West Germanic *happā (“hook, clasp”), or related to Middle Dutch happen (“to snap, bite”) (whence modern Dutch happen), Middle Dutch haperen (“to stammer, quarrel”) (whence modern Dutch haperen), German Low German happen (“to snatch something up, grab”), German Happen (“morsel, snack”).