befall
befall · befalls
Case; instance; circumstance; event; incident; accidentCase; instance; circumstance; event; incident; accident.
UK/bɪˈfɔːl/US/bɪˈfɔl/
» A most horrible thing befell him.
Meaning
1 sensesCase; instance; circumstance; event; incident; accident.
Examples
20 sentencesA most horrible thing befell him.
A dire tragedy has befallen me.
ruМеня постигла страшная трагедия. — Wezel
A disaster is befalling the country.
We have no idea what befell us.
He has no idea what befell me.
Origin
From Middle English bifallen, from Old English befeallan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifallFrom Middle English bifallen, from Old English befeallan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifallan, from Proto-Germanic *bifallaną; equivalent to be- + fall.
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