befalling
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English
Definitions
verb
- To fall upon; fall all over; overtake“At dusk an unusual calm befalls the wetlands.”
- To happen.
- To happen to.“Temptation befell me.”
- To fall.
noun
- A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
adjective
- Appertaining; appropriate; fitting.
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Synonyms
come to passoccurtranspirebechancehappenbetideaffectingafflictingeventoccurringoccurrencehappeningproceedingincidenceoccasioneventuationincidentinfall