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BEFELL
BEFALL
happen, befall, bechance
(verb) happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; “It happens that today is my birthday”; “These things befell” (Santayana)
befall, bechance, betide
(verb) become of; happen to; “He promised that no harm would befall her”; “What has become of my children?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
befell
simple past tense of befall
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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