Synonyms for befall
bɪˈfɔl

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1. befall, bechance, betide(verb)

   become of; happen to

   "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"

   Synonyms:
   betide, bechance, happen

2. happen, befall, bechance(verb)

   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)

   Synonyms:
   encounter, betide, materialise, fall out, bump, go on, occur, pass off, materialize, bechance, hap, happen, chance, take place, find, pass, come about

English Synonyms and Antonyms(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. befall

   A thing is said to happen when no design is manifest, or none especially thought of; it is said to chance when it appears to be the result of accident (compare synonyms for ACCIDENT). An incident happens or occurs; something external or actual happens to one; a thought or fancy occurs to him. Befall and betide are transitive; happen is intransitive; something befalls or betides a person or happens to him. Betide is especially used for anticipated evil, thought of as waiting and coming at its appointed time; as, wo betide him! One event supervenes upon another event, one disease upon another, etc. ["Transpire," in the sense of happen, is not authorized by good usage: a thing that has happened is properly said to transpire when it becomes known.]

   Synonyms:
   bechance, betide, chance, come to pass, fall, fall out, happen, occur, supervene, take place

   Preposition:
   An event happens to a person; a person happens on or upon a fact, discovery, etc.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. befall

   Synonyms:
   happen, occur, betide, fall, supervene, bechance

   Antonyms:
   miss, pass, spare, pretermit

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1. befall(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   betide, overtake, happen to

2. befall(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   happen, occur, take place

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