Befallen

//bɪˈfɔlən// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb

1
past participle of befall form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

happen be found be met with be realized bechance bechance

Example

"Alas, what ill luck has befallen me!"

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