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verb
- 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. hap.
Befall definition: to happen or occur.. See examples of BEFALL used 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. When something befalls you, it’s like bad luck falling on you. An earthquake can befall a city. A terrible disease could befall a child.
BEFALL meaning: 1. If something bad or dangerous befalls you, it happens to you: 2. If something bad or dangerous…. Learn more.
Definition of befall verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of 'befall' Word Frequency. befall. (bɪfɔːl ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense befalls , present participle befalling , past tense befell , past participle befallen. verb. If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you. [literary] ...the disaster that befell the island of Flores. [VERB noun]
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]
befall definition: If something bad befalls you, it happens to you: . Learn more.
Jun 12, 2024 · befall (third-person singular simple present befalls, present participle befalling, simple past befell, past participle befallen) ( transitive) To fall upon; fall all over; overtake. At dusk an unusual calm befalls the wetlands. ( intransitive) To happen . ( transitive) To happen to. Temptation befell me.
