befall : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: befall	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for befall
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
befall v become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" Synonym(s): befall, bechance, betide 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) Synonym(s): happen, befall, bechance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Befall \Befall"\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Befall \Be*fall"\, v. i. To come to pass; to happen. I have revealed . . . the discord which befell. --Milton.