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be·fall \bə̇ˈfȯl, bē-\ verb (be·fell \-fel\ ; be·fall·en \-fȯlən, also in poetry & sometimes +V in prose -fȯln\ ; befalling ; befalls) Etymology: Middle English befallen, from Old English befeallan (akin to Old High German bifallan to fall), from be- + feallan to fall — more at fall intransitive verb 1. archaic : to fall due : pertain < taking only what befell to him > 2. : to take place especially as if by the prompting of destiny or fate : come to pass < these things befell — George Santayana > 3. obsolete : become — used with of transitive verb : to happen or occur to especially in the course of events < the saddest thing that befalls a soul is when it loses faith — Alexander Smith > Synonyms: see happen |