"befall" meaning in All languages combined

See befall on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /bɪˈfɔːl/ [UK], /bɪˈfɔl/ [US] Audio: en-us-befall.ogg [US] Forms: befall [canonical], befalls [third-person, singular], befell [past], befallen [past, participle], befalling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|befall|befalls|befell|befallen|befalling}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If an omen befalls on you, a bad thing happens to you.
    Sense id: simple-befall-en-verb-ILrOSWo9
     
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