befall (redirected from befallen)

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.

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

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befall [bɪˈfɔːl]

vb -falls, -falling, -fell, -fallen Archaic or literary

1. (intr) to take place; come to pass

2. (tr) to happen to

3. (intr; usually foll by to) to be due, as by right

[Old English befeallan; related to Old High German bifallan, Dutch bevallen; see be-, fall]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	befall - become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" bechance, betide 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) bechance, happen 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!"

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befall

verb (Archaic or literary) happen to, fall upon, occur in, take place in, ensue in, transpire in (informal), materialize in, come to pass in the disaster that befell the island of Flores

Translations

befall [bɪˈfɔːl] (befell (pt) (befallen (pp))) (liter)

A. VT → acontecer a, suceder a

B. VI → acontecer, suceder
whatever may befall → pase lo que pase

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befall [bɪˈfɔːl] [befell] (pt) [befallen] (pp)

vi (= happen) → advenir

vt (= happen to) → advenir à

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befall pret <befell> ptp <befallen> (old, liter)

vi → sich zutragen

vt → widerfahren (+dat) (geh)

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befall [bɪˈfɔːl] (befell (pt)) [bɪˈfɛl] (befallen (pp)) [bɪˈfɔːlən] vt → accadere a

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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 tapahtua 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 發生在(人或物)上 траплятися; статися واقع ہونا ، پڑنا xảy đến 发生于；降临