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单词 befall
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befall

(bɪfɔːl)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense befalls, present participle befalling, past tense befell, past participle befallen
verb
If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you.
[literary]
...the disaster that befell the island of Flores. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: happen to, fall upon, occur in, take place in More Synonyms of befall

befall in British English

(bɪˈfɔːl)
verbWord forms: -falls, -falling, -fell or -fallen archaic or literary
1. (intransitive)
to take place; come to pass
2. (transitive)
to happen to
3. (intransitive; usually foll by to)
to be due, as by right
Word origin
Old English befeallan; related to Old High German bifallan, Dutch bevallen; see be-, fall

befall in American English

(biˈfɔl; bɪˈfɔl)
verb intransitiveWord forms: beˈfell, beˈfallen, beˈfalling
1. 
to come to pass; happen; occur
2.  Archaic
to be fitting; pertain
verb transitive
3. 
to happen to
what befell them?
Word origin
ME bifallen < OE befeallan, to fall, fall to as a share or right < be-, be- + feallan, fall

Examples of 'befall' in a sentence
befall

He was well aware of the numerous mishaps which could still befall his plan if the Russians didn't stick to his carefully scripted scenario.
MacNeill, Alastair CODE BREAKER (1990)
Should evil befall Davydd in my lifetime, I'll choose Tegwared then, or even Adda's son.
Penman, Sharon HERE BE DRAGONS (1990)

In other languages
befall

British English: befall VERB
If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you.
...the disaster that befell the island.
  • American English: befall
  • Brazilian Portuguese: abater-se sobre
  • Chinese: 降临
  • European Spanish: acontecer
  • French: advenir à
  • German: widerfahren
  • Italian: accadere a
  • Japanese: 降りかかる
  • Korean: 닥치다
  • European Portuguese: abater-se sobre
  • Latin American Spanish: acontecer

(verb) 
Definition
to happen to
(archaic, literary) 
the disaster that befell the island of Flores
Synonyms
happen to
fall upon
occur in
take place in
ensue in
transpire in (informal)
materialize in
come to pass in

Nearby words of
befall

  • beetle
  • beetle-browed
  • beetling
  • befall
  • befit
  • befitting
  • befog

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