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- 1. (especially of something bad) happen to (someone): literary "a tragedy befell his daughter" Similar
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BEFALL definition: 1. If something bad or dangerous befalls you, it happens to you: 2. If something bad or dangerous…. Learn more.
: to happen especially as if by fate. transitive verb. : to happen to. the fate that befell them. Synonyms. betide. chance. come about. come down. come off. cook. do. go down [slang] go on. happen. occur. pass. transpire. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of befall in a Sentence.
Befall is an old-fashioned or literary way of saying something happened by chance. Bad luck befalls a heroine who drops her lucky rabbit foot.
Definition of befall verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (intr) to take place; come to pass. 2. (tr) to happen to. 3. (usually foll by: to) to be due, as by right. [Old English befeallan; related to Old High German bifallan, Dutch bevallen; see be-, fall]
Noun. Filter. verb. befallen, befalling, befalls, befell. To come to pass; happen. What is the worst that may befall? American Heritage. To come to pass; happen; occur. Webster's New World. To happen to. What befell them? Webster's New World.
A complete guide to the word "BEFALL": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
befall meaning, definition, what is befall: if something unpleasant or dangerous bef...: Learn more.
It is an intransitive verb with two main meanings: to happen to someone or something (usually something bad), or to come upon someone or something suddenly. Example sentence: We were all devastated when tragedy befell our town. exact ( 60 )
verb (used with object) , be·fell, be·fall·en, be·fall·ing. to happen to, especially by chance or fate. befall. / bɪˈfɔːl / verb. intr to take place; come to pass. tr to happen to. intrusually foll byto to be due, as by right.
