释义 |
befallbefall /bɪˈfɔl/ verb (past tense befell /bɪˈfɛl/, past participle befallen /bɪˈfɔlən/) [transitive] formal VERB TABLEbefall |
Present | I, you, we, they | befall | | he, she, it | befalls | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | befell | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have befallen | | he, she, it | has befallen | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had befallen | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will befall | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have befallen |
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Present | I | am befalling | | he, she, it | is befalling | | you, we, they | are befalling | Past | I, he, she, it | was befalling | | you, we, they | were befalling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been befalling | | he, she, it | has been befalling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been befalling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be befalling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been befalling |
if something bad or dangerous befalls you, it happens to you: A similar crisis could befall the nation’s banks. |