Analysis Complete

befall

/ befall /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become of; happen to
"He promised that no harm would befall her"
"What has become of my children?"
Type of:
happen hap go on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
"It happens that today is my birthday"
"These things befell" (Santayana)"
Type of:
happen hap go on
Verb group:
happen
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
43%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
7
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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happen hap go on