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Befall

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

verb-intransitive. To come to pass; happen.

v. To happen to. See Synonyms at happen.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To happen.

v. To happen to.

n. Case; instance; circumstance; event; incident; accident.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To happen to.

verb-intransitive. To come to pass; to happen.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To fall or happen to; occur to.

To happen; come to pass.

To fall in the way; come to hand.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance

v. become of; happen to

Word Usage

"But it was all of the same character, broad farce; accounts of mishaps such as befall in children's pantomimes, -- which their seniors enjoy, too, -- practical jokes equally ludicrous, and resulting situations to match."

Verb Form

befallen befalling befalls befell

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

hap take place come about fallout pass off go on happen pass occur

Cross Reference

to befall of

Variant

befell befallen

Form

befell befallen befalling misbefall

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

happen belong occur

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

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