befall

The definition of befall means to take place or to occur.

(verb)

An example of befall is when you are in a serious car accident.

See befall in Webster's New World College Dictionary

Origin: ME bifallen < OE befeallan, to fall, fall to as a share or right < be-, be- + feallan, fall

transitive verb

to happen to: what befell them?

See befall in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb be·fell (-fĕlˈ), be·fall·en (-fôˈlən), be·fall·ing, be·falls

verb, intransitive

To come to pass; happen.

verb, transitive

To happen to. See Synonyms at happen.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English bifallen

Origin: , from Old English befeallan, to fall

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