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befall

befall (noun) /bɪˈfɔl/, /bɪˈfɑl/

1

Case; instance; circumstance; event; incident; accident.

befall (verb) /bɪˈfɔl/, /bɪˈfɑl/

1

(transitive) To fall upon; fall all over; overtake

2

(intransitive) To happen.

3

(transitive) To happen to.

4

(intransitive, obsolete) To fall.