"befall" meaning in Anglais

See befall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: \bɪ.ˈfɔːl\, \bɪ.ˈfɔːl\, bɪ.ˈfɔːl Audio: En-us-befall.ogg Forms: to befall [infinitive], befalls [present, third-person, singular], befell [preterite], befallen [participle, past], befalling [participle, present]
  1. Arriver, survenir.
    Sense id: fr-befall-en-verb-t5nu59UQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: happen

Inflected forms

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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verbes irréguliers en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Du vieil anglais befeallan."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "to befall",
      "ipas": [
        "\\bɪ.ˈfɔːl\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalls",
      "ipas": [
        "\\bɪ.ˈfɔːlz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befell",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈbɪ.fεl\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallen",
      "ipas": [
        "\\bɪ.ˈfɑl.ən\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalling",
      "ipas": [
        "\\bɪ.ˈfɑl.iŋ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
  "raw_tags": [
    "irrégulier"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby",
          "text": "Nicholas starts for Yorkshire. Of his Leave-taking and his Fellow-Travellers, and what befell them on the Road",
          "translation": "Nicolas part pour le Yorkshire. Ses adieux. Ses compagnons de voyage, et ce qui leur arrive en route."
        }
      ],
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        "Arriver, survenir."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\bɪ.ˈfɔːl\\"
    },
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    {
      "word": "happen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "befall"
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    "Verbes irréguliers en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Du vieil anglais befeallan."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "to befall",
      "ipas": [
        "\\bɪ.ˈfɔːl\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalls",
      "ipas": [
        "\\bɪ.ˈfɔːlz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befell",
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        "\\ˈbɪ.fεl\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallen",
      "ipas": [
        "\\bɪ.ˈfɑl.ən\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalling",
      "ipas": [
        "\\bɪ.ˈfɑl.iŋ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
  "raw_tags": [
    "irrégulier"
  ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby",
          "text": "Nicholas starts for Yorkshire. Of his Leave-taking and his Fellow-Travellers, and what befell them on the Road",
          "translation": "Nicolas part pour le Yorkshire. Ses adieux. Ses compagnons de voyage, et ce qui leur arrive en route."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Arriver, survenir."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "\\bɪ.ˈfɔːl\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\bɪ.ˈfɔːl\\"
    },
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