Befell

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  befall
       v 1: become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall
            her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn: {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}, {bechance}]
       [also: {befell}, {befallen}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  befell
       See {befall}