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Definition of befall in English: befallverbbefell, befallen bɪˈfɔːlbəˈfɔl [with object]literary (especially of something bad) happen to (someone) a tragedy befell his daughter no object she was to blame for anything that befell Example sentencesExamples - Summoning emergency help should an injury befall a walker would have been almost impossible.
- In November 1913 a fatal tragedy befell the family - after a quarrel Lora committed suicide.
- Despite the disgrace and humiliation which eventually befell him, he never wavered from his beliefs.
- We're sorry these warnings were too late to prevent the tragedy that befell your family.
- But bad luck befell the team, resulting in a year-long winless streak.
Synonyms happen to, overtake, come upon, fall upon, hit, strike, be visited on happen, occur, take place, chance to happen, arise, emerge, come about, transpire, materialize, appear, make an appearance, surface, crop up, spring up, present itself ensue, follow, result, supervene North American informal go down literary come to pass, betide rare hap, eventuate
Origin Old English befeallan 'to fall' (early use being chiefly figurative); related to German befallen. Rhymes all, appal (US appall), awl, Bacall, ball, bawl, Bengal, brawl, call, caul, crawl, Donegal, drawl, drywall, enthral (US enthrall), fall, forestall, gall, Galle, Gaul, hall, haul, maul, miaul, miscall, Montreal, Naipaul, Nepal, orle, pall, Paul, pawl, Saul, schorl, scrawl, seawall, Senegal, shawl, small, sprawl, squall, stall, stonewall, tall, thrall, trawl, wall, waul, wherewithal, withal, yawl Definition of befall in US English: befallverbbəˈfɔlbəˈfôl [with object]literary (of something bad) happen to someone. a tragedy befell his daughter no object she was to blame for anything that befell Example sentencesExamples - But bad luck befell the team, resulting in a year-long winless streak.
- We're sorry these warnings were too late to prevent the tragedy that befell your family.
- Summoning emergency help should an injury befall a walker would have been almost impossible.
- Despite the disgrace and humiliation which eventually befell him, he never wavered from his beliefs.
- In November 1913 a fatal tragedy befell the family - after a quarrel Lora committed suicide.
Synonyms happen to, overtake, come upon, fall upon, hit, strike, be visited on happen, occur, take place, chance to happen, arise, emerge, come about, transpire, materialize, appear, make an appearance, surface, crop up, spring up, present itself
Origin Old English befeallan ‘to fall’ (early use being chiefly figurative); related to German befallen. |