befall, v.
(befallen, befalling, befalls, befell)
freq. cnt. 3
(befallen, befalling, befalls, befell)
freq. cnt. 3
become of; happen to
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
bechance befall betide
sample sentences
"He promised that no harm would befall her""What has become of my children?"
verb frames
Something ----s somebodyverb frames
Something ----s somebodyverb frames
Something ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 20
bechance befall happen
sample sentences
"It happens that today is my birthday""These things befell" (Santayana)
verb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
verb group