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befall
[bih-fawl]
verb (used without object)
to happen or occur.
Synonyms: , , , ,Archaic.to come, as by right.
verb (used with object)
to happen to, especially by chance or fate.
befall
/ ɪˈɔː /
verb
(intr) to take place; come to pass
(tr) to happen to
to be due, as by right
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of befall1
Example Sentences
The American people were repeatedly warned about the calamity that would befall the United States if Donald Trump were put back in power.
The disaster that has befallen Blatten is the worst nightmare for communities across the Alps.
Remember Y2K, the impending doom that would befall us all when ill-equipped computer systems switched from “99” to “00” at the stroke of midnight on December 31, 1999?
There’s also discussion about moving around steelhead to create backup populations should calamity befall one, as well as boost genetic diversity of the rare fish.
I glanced over to find the mother staring into the abyss of the fridge, experiencing some premonition of what grim fate was about to befall her daughter.
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