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be⋅fall
/
bɪˈfɔl
/
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[
bi-
fawl
]
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verb,
-fell,
-fall⋅en,
-fall⋅ing.
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befallen
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–verb (used without object)
1.
to happen or occur.
2.
Archaic
.
to come, as by right.
–verb (used with object)
3.
to happen to, esp. by chance or fate.
Origin:
bef. 900;
ME
befallen,
OE
befeallan.
See
be-
,
fall
(v.)
Synonyms:
1.
bechance, ensue, betide, materialize, chance.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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befallen
be·fall
(bĭ-fôl')
v.
be·fell
(-fěl'),
be·fall·en
(-fô'lən),
be·fall·ing
,
be·falls
v.
intr.
To come to pass; happen.
v.
tr.
To happen to. See Synonyms at
happen
.
[Middle English
bifallen
, from Old English
befeallan
,
to fall
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
befall
O.E.
befeallan
"to fall," from
be-
"by, about" +
feallan
(see
fall
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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