befall

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK): IPA: /bɪˈfɔːl/, SAMPA: /bI"fO:l/
• (US): enPR: bĭ-fälʹ, IPA: /bɪˈfɑl/, SAMPA: /bI"fAl/
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  Rhymes: -ɔːl

[edit] Verb

to befall (third-person singular simple present befalls, present participle befalling, simple past befell, past participle befallen)

1. (intransitive) To happen.
2. (transitive) To happen to.

   Temptation befell me.

[edit] Translations

• Bulgarian: случвам се, сполитам

[edit] Derived terms

• befalling
• misbefall

[edit] References

• befall in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• befall in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913