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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
vtwiderfahren +dat
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, oorkomيَحْدُث لِ، يَقَعُ لِслучвам се наpřihodit se, postihnouthænde; rammewiderfahrenσυμβαίνω, τυχαίνω σε κπ.acontecertabamaاتفاق افتادنkohdataarriver (à)לִקרוֹתआ पड़ना, घटित होनाspopasti, zadesiti(meg)történikmenimpakoma fyrir, hendaaccadere~に起こる일어나다ištiktinotikt; atgadītiesmenimpaoverkomenhende, skjeprzytrafić sięacontecera se întâmplaслучатьсяpostihnúťpripetiti sezadesitihända, drabbaเกิดขึ้นbaşına gelmek發生於;降臨траплятися; статисяواقع ہونا ، پڑناxảy đến

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