BEFALL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • It happens that today is my birthday
    • These things befell (Santayana)
    Hypernyms(s) befall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • become of
    • happen to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He promised that no harm would befall her
    • What has become of my children?
    Hypernyms(s) befall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower