befall
- to happen or occur.
- Archaic. to come, as by right.
- to happen to, especially by chance or fate.
Origin of befall
Synonyms for befall
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materialize, transpire, ensue, develop, shake, action, break, go, chance, cook, follow, smoke, fall, hap, betide, happen, jell, occur, supervene, bechanceExamples from the Web for befell
Contemporary Examples of befell
The pair of films that would follow—Se7en and The Game—avoided many of the pitfalls that befell Aliens3.
You could barely be seen, like the fate that befell Brooks Wheelan back in September.
He was the scapegoat for every economic failure that befell the Palestinian people.
She says she regularly thinks of the tragic fate that befell many of those who have come before her.
The whole episode sounds eerily similar to that which befell his Bully co-star, the late Brad Renfro.
Historical Examples of befell
I cannot stop to tell you hardly any of the adventures that befell Theseus on the road to Athens.
Tanglewood TalesNathaniel Hawthorne
And one night it befell that he was rewarded, for the raiders attempted an entrance.
The Gentleman From IndianaBooth Tarkington
And now we will see what befell Robin Hood in his venture as beggar.
The Merry Adventures of Robin HoodHoward Pyle
And now let us see what befell Little John while these things were happening.
The Merry Adventures of Robin HoodHoward Pyle
I am in no way accountable for his actions or for anything that ever befell him.
The Mystery of Murray DavenportRobert Neilson Stephens
befall
- (intr) to take place; come to pass
- (tr) to happen to
- (intr usually foll by to) to be due, as by right