Befallen

//bɪˈfɔlən//

Synonyms for "befallen" (44 found)

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Closest matches (9)

happen be found be met with be realized bechance betide break

Verb(2 words)

bechance betide

Strong matches (13)

Noun(1 words)

case

chance come come about come along come down come off come to pass come true develop eventuate fall

Verb(1 words)

come to pass

Related words (22)

fall out give go go off hap happen along happen by chance hazard occur overtake pass pass off pop up take place transpire turn up visit

Verb(5 words)

go on happen occur tide transpire

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Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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Alas, what ill luck has befallen me!

Source: tatoeba (72119)

A dire tragedy has befallen me.

Source: tatoeba (4123274)

And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, and they told him all things that had befallen them, saying: The lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the country.

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Go and gather together the ancients of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared to me, saying: Visiting I have visited you; and I have seen all that hath befallen you in Egypt.

Source: tatoeba (7977170)

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