BEFALLS

Verb

befalls

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befall

Noun

befalls

plural of befall

Anagrams

• flabels

Source: Wiktionary


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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