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befall

[bih-fawl] / bɪˈfɔl /
VERB
happen to; take place
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ensue materialize transpire
STRONG
action bechance betide break chance cook develop fall follow gel go hap happen jell occur shake smoke supervene
WEAK
come down come off come to pass cook up a storm cook with gas fall out go down
Antonyms
STRONG
stay stop

Example Sentences

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Sanctions didn’t make life easier, he says, but they didn’t befall Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

It was a tragic prophecy of what was to befall the couple's fifth child, Victoria.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

I glanced over to find the mother staring into the abyss of the fridge, experiencing some premonition of what grim fate was about to befall her daughter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Mr Ribadu said Nigeria would never "sabotage Niger or allow any disaster to befall it".

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

He walked slowly and asked himself ruefully what new misfortune could possibly befall him a moment before the mad hermit in the woods leaped out at him without warning from behind a mulberry bush.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller