befall

Etymology
From, from , from ; equivalent to en.

Verb

 * 1)  To fall upon; fall all over; overtake
 * 2)  To happen.
 * 3)  To happen to.
 * 4)  To fall.
 * 5) * c. 1620, anonymous, “” in Giles Earle his Booke (British Museum, Additional MSS. 24, 665):
 * With a thought I tooke for Maudline & a cruse of cockle pottage. with a thing thus tall, skie blesse you all: I befell into this dotage.
 * 1)  To fall.
 * 2) * c. 1620, anonymous, “” in Giles Earle his Booke (British Museum, Additional MSS. 24, 665):
 * With a thought I tooke for Maudline & a cruse of cockle pottage. with a thing thus tall, skie blesse you all: I befell into this dotage.
 * 1)  To fall.
 * 2) * c. 1620, anonymous, “” in Giles Earle his Booke (British Museum, Additional MSS. 24, 665):
 * With a thought I tooke for Maudline & a cruse of cockle pottage. with a thing thus tall, skie blesse you all: I befell into this dotage.
 * With a thought I tooke for Maudline & a cruse of cockle pottage. with a thing thus tall, skie blesse you all: I befell into this dotage.

Synonyms

 * ,, ; See also Thesaurus:happen
 * ,, ; See also Thesaurus:happen

Translations

 * Bulgarian: случвам се,
 * Dutch:
 * German:, , ,
 * Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: καταλαμβάνω
 * Hebrew:
 * Indonesian: terjadi pada
 * Latin:, incidō, ,
 * Macedonian: западне
 * Nepali:
 * Old English: āgangan
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu:

Noun

 * 1) Case; instance; circumstance; event; incident; accident.
 * 2) * 1994, Socialist Party (India), Janata: Volume 49:
 * He said "I would advise people to cultivate frugal habits. I will not commit the crime of making them helpless by saying that they have no responsibility whatever in the befall of calamities like old age, illness, accident, etc. [...]"
 * 1) * 1994, Socialist Party (India), Janata: Volume 49:
 * He said "I would advise people to cultivate frugal habits. I will not commit the crime of making them helpless by saying that they have no responsibility whatever in the befall of calamities like old age, illness, accident, etc. [...]"