BEFALLING

Etymology

Noun

befalling (plural befallings)

A happening; occurrence; chance; event.

Verb

befalling

present participle of befall

Adjective

befalling (comparative more befalling, superlative most befalling)

(archaic) Appertaining; appropriate; fitting.

Source: Wiktionary

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BEFALL

Be*fall", v. t. [imp. Befell; p. p. Befallen; p. pr. & vb. n. Befalling.] Etym: [AS. befeallan; pref. be- + feallan to fall.]

Definition: To happen to. I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me. Shak.

Be*fall", v. i.

Definition: To come to pass; to happen. I have revealed . . . the discord which befell. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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