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Definition of Befall

Befall
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. I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me. --Shak.
Befall
Befall Be*fall", v. i. To come to pass; to happen. I have revealed . . . the discord which befell. --Milton.

Meaning of Befall from wikipedia

- also suggests that bad but justified outcomes should, or eventually will, befall tyrants. It is the state motto of the U.S. state of Virginia. Before 509...
- is believed that all the evil effects resulting from the Mangala Dosha befall on the mock "spouse": the person is thus freed from the consequences of...
- 1185 by Normans of the Kingdom of Sicily was one of the worst disasters to befall the Byzantine Empire in the 12th century. David Komnenos, the governor,...
- Margaret Woo, an American expatriate living in Hong Kong when tragedy befalls her family. Expats follows "the vibrant lives of a close-knit expatriate...
- is believed that if natives are not careful to follow them, a curse will befall them. An action Filipinos do to counter a negative remark. A common phrase...
- It is reported that the Islamic Prophet Muhammad said when a disaster befalls a believer and they recite this phrase, God would grant them something...
- The 1982 Diamond Crash was the worst operational accident to befall the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Team involving show aircraft. Four...
- secluded island for a period of two days, and the mysterious murders that befall them. Readers are challenged to discern whether the murders were committed...
- Loosely based on the Herman Melville novel Omoo, it is about the curses that befall a ship following the removal of pearls from an island shrine. The film is...
- originally airing on April 4, 1996. The episode follows the mishaps which befall George and Kramer as a result of their parking at a discount parking lot...