"bring upon" meaning in All languages combined

See bring upon on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: brings upon [present, singular, third-person], bringing upon [participle, present], brought upon [participle, past], brought upon [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> upon}} bring upon (third-person singular simple present brings upon, present participle bringing upon, simple past and past participle brought upon)
  1. To (either knowingly or unwittingly) cause to befall.
    Sense id: en-bring_upon-en-verb-LnLoHYmU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "upon", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "befall",
          "befall"
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