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1. (v.t.) befall
to happen to, esp. by chance.
2. (v.i.) befall
to happen or occur.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE befeallan)
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| Definition of 'befall' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) befall, bechance, betide
become of; happen to
"He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
2. (verb) happen, befall, bechance
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)
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| Definition of 'befall' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) befall
to happen to
2. (verb) befall
to come to pass; to happen
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Sense: to happen to (a person or thing)
A disaster has befallen her.
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 Afrikaans: gebeur, oorkom |
 Arabic: يَحْدُث لِ، يَقَعُ لِ |
 Bulgarian: случвам се на |
 Brazilian: acontecer |
 Czech: přihodit se, postihnout |
 German: widerfahren |
 Danish: hænde; ramme |
 Greek: συμβαίνω, τυχαίνω σε κπ. |
 Spanish: acontecer |
 Estonian: tabama |
 Farsi: اتفاق افتادن |
 Finnish: tapahtua |
 French: arriver (à) |
 Hebrew: לִקרוֹת |
 Hindi: आ पड़ना, घटित होना |
 Croatian: spopasti, zadesiti |
 Hungarian: (meg)történik |
 Indonesian: menimpa |
 Icelandic: koma fyrir, henda |
 Italian: accadere |
 Japanese: ～に起こる |
 Korean: 일어나다 |
 Lithuanian: ištikti |
 Latvian: notikt; atgadīties |
 Malay: menimpa |
 Dutch: overkomen |
 Norwegian: hende, skje |
 Polish: przytrafić się |
 Persian: اتفاق افتادن |
 Portuguese: acontecer |
 Romanian: a seîntâmpla |
 Russian: случаться |
 Slovak: postihnúť |
 Slovenian: pripetiti se |
 Serbian: zadesiti |
 Swedish: hända, drabba |
 Thai: เกิดขึ้น |
 Turkish: başına gelmek |
 Taiwanese: 發生在(人或物)上 |
 Ukrainian: траплятися; статися |
 Urdu: واقع ہونا ، پڑنا |
 Vietnamese: xảy đến |
 Chinese: 发生于，降临 |
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