befall in English dictionary

  • befall

    Meanings and definitions of "befall"

    • (intransitive) To happen.
    • (transitive) To happen to.
    • noun
      Case; instance; circumstance; event; incident; accident.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To fall upon; fall all over; overtake
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To happen.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To happen to.
    • happen to
    • (For an event) Have a real existence.
    • verb
      become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
    • verb
      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)

    Synonyms of "befall" in English dictionary

    hap, pass off, take place are the top synonyms of "befall" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of befall

    • befall ( third-person singular simple present befalls, present participle befalling, simple past befell, past participle befallen)
    • befall, befell, befallen; he ~s; be ~ing
    • befall (plural befalls)
    • befall (third-person singular simple present befalls, present participle befalling, simple past befell, past participle befallen)

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