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    befall
    /bɪˈfɔːl/

    verb

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBEFALL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Befall is a literary verb that means something bad or dangerous happens to someone or something. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and contrast with irony.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › befallBefall Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Befall is a verb that means to happen, especially as if by fate, or to happen to someone or something. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of befall from Merriam-Webster.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › befallBEFALL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Befall means to happen or occur, or to happen to someone by chance or fate. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of this verb, and see how it is used in sentences from various sources.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › befallBefall - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Befall is an old-fashioned or literary way of saying something happened by chance. Bad luck befalls a heroine who drops her lucky rabbit foot. When something befalls you, it’s like bad luck falling on you. An earthquake can befall a city. A terrible disease could befall a child.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbefall verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Befall is a literary verb that means something unpleasant happens to somebody. It is used only in the third person singular form. See examples, pronunciation, synonyms and grammar notes.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › befallBefall - definition of befall by The Free Dictionary

    Befall means to happen to, occur, or take place, often by chance or unexpectedly. It can be used as a verb with an impersonal subject (it) and a clause, or as an intransitive verb. See examples, synonyms, translations, and verb forms.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBEFALL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Befall is a literary verb that means something bad or dangerous happens to someone or something. Learn how to use it in sentences, how to pronounce it and how to translate it in different languages.