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What (who) is Befall - definition
befall
¦ verb (past befell; past participle befallen) literary (especially of something bad) happen to.
Origin
OE befeallan 'to fall'.
befall
I. v. a.
Betide, overtake, bechance, happen to.
II. v. n.
Happen, chance, betide, supervene, occur, take place, come to pass.
befall
(befalls, befalling, befell, befallen)
If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you. (LITERARY)
...the disaster that befell the island of Flores.
VERB: V n
Examples of use of Befall
1. The shocking news is the latest blow to befall the singer in recent years.
2. Their teachers told them that harm would befall them in the United States.
3. Being asked to step down is the worst fate that can befall him.
4. But he left himself leeway to remove her if further problems were to befall her.
5. Because we are Kurds,‘‘ he said. Why did all disasters befall us?