be fell
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.
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| —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 | |
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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).
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