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befalls definition
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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 -------------- Sense 2 happen, befall, bechance => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place -------------- 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))
befalls definition
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