befall
[ bih-fawl ]
/ bɪˈfɔl /
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verb (used without object), be·fell, be·fall·en, be·fall·ing.
to happen or occur.
Archaic. to come, as by right.
verb (used with object), be·fell, be·fall·en, be·fall·ing.
to happen to, especially by chance or fate.
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befall
/ (bɪˈfɔːl) /
verb -falls, -falling, -fell or -fallen archaic, or literary
(intr) to take place; come to pass
(tr) to happen to
(intr usually foll by to) to be due, as by right
Word Origin for befall
Old English befeallan; related to Old High German bifallan, Dutch bevallen; see be-, fall
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