Rejoice over the good things which come to you, but grieve in moderation over the evils which befall you.
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Befall
//bɪˈfɔl//
Synonyms for "befall" (44 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (22)
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1 entriesTranslations
27 translations across 17 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- καταλαμβάνω verb (happen to)
Bulgarian
2 entries- случвам се verb (happen to)
- сполитам verb (happen to)
Czech
2 entries- postihnout verb (happen to)
- potkat verb (happen to)
Dutch
1 entries- overkomen verb (happen to)
German
4 entries- befallen verb (happen to)
- ergreifen verb (happen to)
- hereinbrechen verb (happen to)
- widerfahren verb (happen to)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 verb (happen to)
Hebrew
1 entries- אֵרַע verb (happen to)
Indonesian
1 entries- terjadi pada verb (happen to)
Latin
4 entries- accido verb (happen to)
- cado verb (happen to)
- incidō verb (happen to)
- ēveniō verb (happen to)
Macedonian
1 entries- западне verb (happen to)
Middle English
1 entries- bifallen verb (happen to)
Nepali
1 entries- पर्नु verb (happen to)
Old English
1 entries- āgangan verb (happen to)
Russian
1 entries- случаться verb (happen to)
Spanish
1 entries- acaecer a verb (happen to)
Swedish
1 entries- vederfaras verb (happen to)
Telugu
1 entries- మూడు verb (happen to)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
No harm shall befall thee.
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The witch told the girl what work she was to do. "You must keep the house clean and tidy, sweep the floor and the fireplace; but there is one thing you must never do. You must never look up the chimney, or something bad will befall you."
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But he said: My son shall not go down with you: his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if any mischief befall him in the land to which you go, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to hell.
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