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    bechance
    /bɪˈtʃɑːns/

    verb

    • 1. happen or find by chance: literary "the most extraordinary person I ever have bechanced upon"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bechanceBechance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Definition. Word History. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. bechance. verb. be· chance bi-ˈchan (t)s. bē- bechanced; bechancing; bechances. archaic. : befall. Word History. First Known Use. 1527, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of bechance was in 1527. See more words from the same year.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBECHANCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    (bɪˈtʃɑːns ) verb. (intransitive) archaic. to happen (to) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. bechance in American English. (biˈtʃæns ; bɪˈtʃæns ) verb transitive, verb intransitive Word forms: beˈchanced or beˈchancing. Archaic. to happen (to); befall.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › bechanceBECHANCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bechance is an archaic word meaning to happen to (someone) or to occur, especially by fate or chance. When a word is labeled as archaic in a dictionary, it means that it was commonly used in an earlier time but is rare in present-day usage (except when used to mimic an older style, such as in a historical novel).

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › bechanceBechance - definition of bechance by The Free Dictionary

    Define bechance. bechance synonyms, bechance pronunciation, bechance translation, English dictionary definition of bechance. intr. & tr.v. be·chanced , be·chanc·ing , be·chanc·es Archaic To happen or happen to.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bechanceBechance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of bechance. verb. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance. synonyms: befall, happen. happen. chance to be or do something, without intention or causation. see more. verb. become of; happen to.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › bechancebechance - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Apr 30, 2024 · bechance (third-person singular simple present bechances, present participle bechancing, simple past and past participle bechanced) (intransitive) To happen; chance. (transitive, archaic) To happen (to); befall to.

  8. www.wordwebonline.com › en › BECHANCEbechance, bechanced, bechancing, bechances- WordWeb dictionary ...

    Verb: bechance bi'chãn(t)s Usage: archaic. Become of; happen to "He promised that no harm would bechance her"; - befall, betide ; Occur or be the case in the course of events or by chance "It bechances that today is my birthday"; - happen, befall. Derived forms: bechanced, bechancing, bechances

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › bechanceBechance Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Dictionary Meanings. Bechance Definition. bĭ-chăns. bechanced, bechances, bechancing. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Adverb. Filter. verb. To happen or happen to. American Heritage. To happen (to); befall. Webster's New World. (intransitive) To happen; chance. Wiktionary. (archaic) To happen (to); befall to. Wiktionary.

  10. www.wordsense.eu › bechancebechance: meaning, definition - WordSense

    Verb. bechance ( third-person singular simple present bechances, present participle bechancing, simple past and past participle bechanced ) ( intransitive) To happen; chance. ( transitive, archaic) To happen (to); befall to. 1594, Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece.

  11. educalingo.com › en › dic-enMeaning of "bechance" in the English dictionary - educalingo

    «Bechance» Meaning of bechance in the English dictionary with examples of use. Synonyms for bechance and translation of bechance to 25 languages.