befall
Meaning of befall
verb
- (especially of something bad) happen to (someone).
a tragedy befell his daughter
she was to blame for anything that befell
Old English befeallan ‘to fall’ (early use being chiefly figurative); related to German befallen .
Information about befall
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of befall is: befalls.
- Languages in which befall is used:
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Hyphenation of befall
be-fall
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- befall is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
befall synonyms
Meaning bechance:
Meaning happen:
Meaning (of a feeling) affect (someone) suddenly and powerfully:
Meaning bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully:
Meaning hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement:
Meaning happen; take place:
Meaning (of a problem, opportunity, or situation) emerge; become apparent:
Meaning move out of or away from something and become visible:
Meaning occur; happen:
Meaning become actual fact; happen:
Meaning come into sight; become visible or noticeable, especially without apparent cause:
Meaning rise or come up to the surface of the water or the ground:
Meaning happen or occur afterwards or as a result:
Meaning go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind:
Meaning occur or follow as the consequence of something:
Meaning occur as an interruption or change to an existing situation:
Meaning come about by chance:
Meaning occur as a result:
Translation of befall
- German: geschehen, passieren
- French: arriver
- Spanish: pasar, ocurrir, acontecer, suceder
- Portuguese: acontecer
- Italian: succedere, avvenire, verificarsi, accadere
Anagrams of befall
Words that rhyme with befall
Fall, fall, McFall, deadfall, landfall, windfall, woodfall, firefall, icefall, misbefall, refall, agilefall, bergfall, dogfall, flagfall, ashfall, earthfall, fishfall, Rockfall, backfall, rockfall, speckfall, Winfall, downfall, evenfall, infall, moonfall, onfall, pinfall, rainfall, sunfall, trapfall, afterfall, overfall, underfall, waterfall, Horsfall, crossfall, misfall, Westfall, catfall, dustfall, footfall, mistfall, nightfall, outfall, pitfall, planetfall, pratfall, prattfall
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