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Definition of befallen : of Befall

Synonyms:

developed, followed, arisen, transpired, eventuated, befell, arose, occurred, ensued, happened

Usage examples:

• Further, madam, it seems to me that you should give no sign of what has befallen you, whether to him or to any one else, and that if he seeks to say anything on the matter, you should feign not to understand him. - "The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. I. (of V.)", Margaret, Queen Of Navarre.
• My father, who saw at once that something very extraordinary had befallen, asked him, if not too painful to him, to detail the circumstances which he thought justified the strong terms in which he expressed himself. - "In a Glass Darkly, v. 3/3", Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
• His thoughts were of his friend Jotan and the trouble that had befallen the young Ammadian noble. - "The Return of Tharn", Howard Carleton Browne.