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befall

verbid 2654·updated Jun 3, 2026
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to happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events

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Cognitive

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Variants

synonym
bechancebetidehappen
pasttense
befalled
presentparticiple
befalling
thirdpersonsingular
befalls
pastparticiple
befalled

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
to happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events
§2
to become of
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
to happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

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