be·fall
be·fall/bəˈfôl,bəˈfäl/
verb
(of something bad) happen to someone.
"a tragedy befell his daughter"
synonyms: happen to, overtake, come upon, fall upon, hit, strike, be visited on, happen, occur, take place, chance to happen, arise, emerge, come about, transpire, materialize, appear, make an appearance, surface, crop up, spring up, present itself, ensue, follow, result, supervene, go down, come to pass, betide, hap, eventuate
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May 16, 2024 · The meaning of BEFALL is to happen especially as if by fate. How to use befall in a sentence.
(of something bad) to happen to a person or place: Many natural disasters have befallen that region.
verb (used without object) · to happen or occur. Synonyms: chance, materialize, betide, ensue, bechance · Archaic. to come, as by right.
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.
befall in British English · 1. (intransitive). to take place; come to pass · 2. (transitive). to happen to · 3. (intransitive; usually foll by to).
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Verb edit · (transitive) To fall upon; fall all over; overtake. At dusk an unusual calm befalls the wetlands. · (intransitive) To happen. quotations ▽ · ( ...
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