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单词 befall
释义 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
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