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be·fall
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bɪˈfɔl
/
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bih-
fawl
]
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verb,
be·fell,
be·fall·en,
be·fall·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to happen or occur.
2.
Archaic.
to come, as by right.
verb (used with object)
3.
to happen to, especially by chance or fate.
Origin:
before 900;
Middle English
befallen,
Old English
befeallan.
See
be-
,
fall
(v.)
Synonyms
1.
bechance, ensue, betide, materialize, chance.
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befall
(bɪˈfɔːl)
—
vb
(usually foll by
to
) ,
-falls
,
-falling
,
-fell
,
-fallen
1.
(
intr
) to take place; come to pass
2.
(
tr
) to happen to
3.
to be due, as by right
[Old English
befeallan
; related to Old High German
bifallan
, Dutch
bevallen
; see
be-
,
fall
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
befall
O.E. befeallan "to deprive of; fall to, be assigned to; befall," from be- "by, about" + feallan (see
fall
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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