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单词 befell
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befell in British English

past tense of verb
befall
 

befall in British English

(bɪˈfɔːl)
verbWord forms: -falls, -falling, -fell or -fallen archaic or literary
1. (intransitive)
to take place; come to pass
2. (transitive)
to happen to
3. (intransitive; usually foll by to)
to be due, as by right
Word origin
Old English befeallan; related to Old High German bifallan, Dutch bevallen; see be-, fall

Examples of 'befell' in a sentence
befell

Let's hope he doesn't suffer the indignity which befell a predecessor.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Lists can prevent the fate that befell a colleague's husband last week.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Then a series of misfortunes befell the company.
Houston Chronicle (2010)
And she seems unperturbed by the fate that befell his previous love.
The Sun (2012)
The catastrophe that befell coal was always coming.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But all that is nothing compared with the debacle that befell their rivals.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This year this indignity befell only one competitor: me.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Along the way, a terrible fate befell some.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Room by room, photos depicted the horror that befell the family.
canada.com (2008)
A series of disasters befell the men in rapid succession.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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