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befallen

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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The same fate could’ve easily befallen this movie, too.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

"This is a devastating tragedy that has befallen the Reiner family," he said.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

“This is a devastating tragedy that has befallen the Reiner family,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

All the plans, in their own very different ways, hope to salvage something out of the calamity that has befallen Gaza over the past two years.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025

Booth’s achievement is described in the Richmond papers as “the most deplorable calamity, which has ever befallen the people of the United States.”

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly