befallverb [ T or I ]
uk/bɪˈfɔːl/us/bɪˈfɑːl/befell, befallen literaryIf something bad or dangerous befalls you, it happens to you:
Should any harm befall me on my journey, you may open this letter.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Occurring and happening
- afoot
- assail
- asynchronous
- attendant
- be at work idiom
- become
- come
- come up
- concur
- event
- go ahead
- go down
- go together
- go with sth
- hand
- happen
- intervene
- materialize
- occur
- underway
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