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befall
be·fall B0159200 (bĭ-fôl′)v. be·fell (-fĕl′), be·fall·en (-fô′lən), be·fall·ing, be·falls v.intr. To come to pass; happen: What is the worst that may befall?v.tr.1. Used with the impersonal subject it and a following clause to indicate the occurrence of a usually unexpected or chance event: "It befell that, an hour before the appointed time, she was sent for by a neighbor who had been taken ill" (Henry James).2. To happen to: What befell the ship? See Synonyms at happen.
[Middle English bifallen, from Old English befeallan, to fall.]befall (bɪˈfɔːl) vb, -falls, -falling, -fell or -fallen1. (intr) to take place; come to pass2. (tr) to happen to3. (usually foll by: to) to be due, as by right[Old English befeallan; related to Old High German bifallan, Dutch bevallen; see be-, fall]be•fall (bɪˈfɔl)
v. -fell, -fall•en, -fall•ing. v.t. 1. to happen to, esp. by chance. v.i. 2. to happen or occur. [before 900; Middle English; Old English befeallan] befall
Past participle: befallen
Gerund: befalling
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| I befall | | you befall | | he/she/it befalls | | we befall | | you befall | | they befall |
| Preterite |
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| I befell | | you befell | | he/she/it befell | | we befell | | you befell | | they befell |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am befalling | | you are befalling | | he/she/it is befalling | | we are befalling | | you are befalling | | they are befalling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have befallen | | you have befallen | | he/she/it has befallen | | we have befallen | | you have befallen | | they have befallen |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was befalling | | you were befalling | | he/she/it was befalling | | we were befalling | | you were befalling | | they were befalling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had befallen | | you had befallen | | he/she/it had befallen | | we had befallen | | you had befallen | | they had befallen |
| Future |
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| I will befall | | you will befall | | he/she/it will befall | | we will befall | | you will befall | | they will befall |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have befallen | | you will have befallen | | he/she/it will have befallen | | we will have befallen | | you will have befallen | | they will have befallen |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be befalling | | you will be befalling | | he/she/it will be befalling | | we will be befalling | | you will be befalling | | they will be befalling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been befalling | | you have been befalling | | he/she/it has been befalling | | we have been befalling | | you have been befalling | | they have been befalling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been befalling | | you will have been befalling | | he/she/it will have been befalling | | we will have been befalling | | you will have been befalling | | they will have been befalling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been befalling | | you had been befalling | | he/she/it had been befalling | | we had been befalling | | you had been befalling | | they had been befalling |
| Conditional |
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| I would befall | | you would befall | | he/she/it would befall | | we would befall | | you would befall | | they would befall |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have befallen | | you would have befallen | | he/she/it would have befallen | | we would have befallen | | you would have befallen | | they would have befallen |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | befall - become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"bechance, betidehap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" | | 2. | befall - happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)bechance, happenhap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"happen - chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!" |
befallverb (Archaic or literary) happen to, fall upon, occur in, take place in, ensue in, transpire in (informal), materialize in, come to pass in the disaster that befell the island of Floresbefallverb1. To take place:betide, come, come about, come off, develop, hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire.Idiom: come to pass.2. To happen to one:betide, come.3. To take place by chance:chance, hap, happen.Translationsbefall (biˈfoːl) – past tense befell (biˈfel) : past participle beˈfallen – verb to happen to (a person or thing). A disaster has befallen her. 發生在(人或物)上 发生于，降临 befall
Synonyms for befallverb happen toSynonyms- happen to
- fall upon
- occur in
- take place in
- ensue in
- transpire in
- materialize in
- come to pass in
Synonyms for befallverb to take placeSynonyms- betide
- come
- come about
- come off
- develop
- hap
- happen
- occur
- pass
- transpire
verb to happen to oneSynonymsverb to take place by chanceSynonymsSynonyms for befallverb become ofSynonymsRelated Words- hap
- happen
- occur
- come about
- take place
- go on
- pass off
- fall out
- pass
verb happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chanceSynonymsRelated Words- hap
- happen
- occur
- come about
- take place
- go on
- pass off
- fall out
- pass
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