Word: Befall
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Old English befeallan ‘to fall’ (early use being chiefly figurative); related to German befallen
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɪˈfɔːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(especially of something bad) happen to (someone)
Short Definition:happen to
Examples:- a tragedy befell his daughter
- she was to blame for anything that befell
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