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befall definition

befall


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  befall 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  befall 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  befall 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  befall 
 
  2  senses  of  befall 
 
  Sense  1 
  befall,  bechance,  betide 
  =>  happen,  hap,  go  on  pass  off  occur,  pass,  come  about  take  place 
 
  Sense  2 
  happen,  befall,  bechance 
  =>  happen,  hap,  go  on  pass  off  occur,  pass,  come  about  take  place 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  befall 
 
  befall  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  befall 
 
  Sense  1 
  befall,  bechance,  betide 
  =>  happen,  hap,  go  on  pass  off  occur,  pass,  come  about  take  place 
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  Sense  2 
  happen,  befall,  bechance 
  =>  happen,  hap,  go  on  pass  off  occur,  pass,  come  about  take  place 
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  Overview  of  verb  befall 
 
  The  verb  befall  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  befall,  bechance,  betide  --  (become  of  happen  to  "He  promised  that  no  harm  would  befall  her";  "What  has  become  of  my  children?") 
  2.  happen,  befall,  bechance  --  (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)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  befall 
 
  The  verb  befall  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  befall,  bechance,  betide  --  (become  of  happen  to  "He  promised  that  no  harm  would  befall  her";  "What  has  become  of  my  children?") 
  2.  happen,  befall,  bechance  --  (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)) 



befall definition