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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Befall

/bĭf-ôl'/ · Be·fall · IPA /bɪˈfɔl/
01 v. t. To happen to.
imp. Befell; p. p. Befallen; p. pr. & vb. n. Befalling
  1. 1.
    To happen to.
    “I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me.” — Shak.
02 v. i. To come to pass; to happen.
  1. 1.
    To come to pass; to happen.
    “I have revealed . . . the discord which befell.” — Milton.