befall

Definition of Befall in English :

see synonyms of befall

Verb

1. bechance, befall, betide

become of; happen to

Example Sentences:
'He promised that no harm would befall her'
'What has become of my children?'

2. bechance, befall, happen

happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance

Example Sentences:
'It happens that today is my birthday'
'These things befell'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Befall

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verb -falls, -falling, -fell or -fallen archaic or literary

1. (intransitive)

to take place; come to pass

2. (transitive)

to happen to

3. (intransitive; usually foll by to)

to be due, as by right

Befall

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verb intransitiveWord forms: beˈfell, beˈfallen, beˈfalling

1.

to come to pass; happen; occur

2. Archaic

to be fitting; pertain

verb transitive

3.

to happen to

what befell them?

Befall

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v. be·fell (-fĕl), be·fall·en (-fôlən), be·fall·ing, be·falls

v.intr.

To come to pass; happen: What is the worst that may befall?

v.tr.

1. Used with the impersonal subject it and a following clause to indicate the occurrence of a usually unexpected or chance event: "It befell that, an hour before the appointed time, she was sent for by a neighbor who had been taken ill" (Henry James).

2. To happen to: What befell the ship? See Synonyms at happen.

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