befall

befall
    v 1: become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would
         befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn:
         {befall}, {bechance}, {betide}]
    2: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by
       chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things
       befell" (Santayana) [syn: {happen}, {befall}, {bechance}]
    

Befall \Be*fall"\, v. t. [imp. {Befell}; p. p. {Befallen}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Befalling}.] [AS. befeallan; pref. be- +
   feallan to fall.]
   To happen to.
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         I beseech your grace that I may know
         The worst that may befall me.            --Shak.
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Befall \Be*fall"\, v. i.
   To come to pass; to happen.
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         I have revealed . . . the discord which befell.
                                                  --Milton.
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32 Moby Thesaurus words for "befall":
      be found, be met with, be realized, bechance, betide, break,
      chance, come, come about, come along, come down, come off,
      come to pass, come true, develop, eventuate, fall, fall out, go,
      go off, hap, happen, happen along, happen by chance, hazard, occur,
      pass, pass off, pop up, take place, transpire, turn up