Definitions for bechancebɪˈtʃæns, -ˈtʃɑns

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

be•chance*bɪˈtʃæns, -ˈtʃɑns(v.i.; v.t.)-chanced, -chanc•ing.

  1. to befall.

* Archaic..

Origin of bechance:

1520–30; from phrase by chance

Princeton's WordNet

  1. befall, bechance, betide(verb)

    become of; happen to

    "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"

  2. 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)

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bechance(adverb)

    by chance; by accident

  2. Bechance

    to befall; to chance; to happen to


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