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Meaning of
'befall'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Befall
[
v. i.
]
- To come to pass; to happen.
2 .
Befall
[
v. t.
]
- To happen to.
Meaning of 'befall' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
befall
[
v
]
Meaning (1):
- become of; happen to
Example in sentence:
He promised that no harm would befall her;
What has become of my children?
Meaning (2):
- happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
Example in sentence:
It happens that today is my birthday;
These things befell
Nearby Words:
befallen
befalling
befell
befit
befitted
befitting
befittingly
beflatter
beflower
befog
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