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befall

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be·fall  (b-fôl)
v. be·fell (-fl), be·fall·en (-fôln), be·fall·ing, be·falls
v.intr.
To come to pass; happen.
v.tr.
To happen to. See Synonyms at happen.

[Middle English bifallen, from Old English befeallan, to fall.]

befall
Verb
[-falling, -fell, -fallen] Archaic or literary to happen to [Old English befeallan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.befall - become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
2.befall - happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)
hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
happen - chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"

befall
verb (Archaic), (literary) happen to, fall upon, occur in, take place in, ensue in, transpire in (informal) materialize in, come to pass in
Translations
befall [bɪˈfɔːl] vi, vt (irreg like fall) → acontecer (a)

befall [bɪˈfɔːl] vi, vt irreg like fall) → advenir (à)

befall [bɪˈfɔːl] irreg like fall) visich zutragen

befall [bɪˈfɔːl] vi(vt) (irreg like fall) → accadere (a)

befall
v befall [biˈfoːl]
to happen to (a person or thing) A disaster has befallen her. gebeur, oorkom يَحْدُث لِ، يَقَعُ لِ случвам се на přihodit se, postihnout hænde; ramme widerfahren συμβαίνω, τυχαίνω σε κπ. acontecer tabama اتفاق افتادن kohdata arriver (à) לִקרוֹת आ पड़ना, घटित होना spopasti, zadesiti (meg)történik menimpa koma fyrir, henda accadere ~に起こる 일어나다 ištikti notikt; atgadīties menimpa overkomen hende, skje przytrafić się acontecer a se întâmpla случаться postihnúť pripetiti se zadesiti hända, drabba เกิดขึ้น başına gelmek 發生於;降臨 траплятися; статися واقع ہونا ، پڑنا xảy đến


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Altho' I cannot agree with you in supposing that I shall never again be exposed to Misfortunes as unmerited as those I have already experienced, yet to avoid the imputation of Obstinacy or ill-nature, I will gratify the curiosity of your daughter; and may the fortitude with which I have suffered the many afflictions of my past Life, prove to her a useful lesson for the support of those which may befall her in her own.
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