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Definition of befell : of Befall

Synonyms:

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

Usage examples:

• He saw the effects of their anger in the evils which befell him, and if good fortune came to him he felt obliged to offer a sacrifice to turn aside the jealousy of higher powers. - "Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History", Auguste Sabatier.
• Peter would have been wildly happy, but just at this moment a dreadful calamity befell him. - "100%: The Story of a Patriot", Upton Sinclair.
• Thus it befell that the tyrant, being perfectly accustomed to that sort of thing, was not at all surprised, or suspicious of evil, when one fine morning a stranger, of most venerable and dignified mien, presented himself at the hotel in the Rue Dauphine, and asked to speak with him on business. - "Captain Fracasse", Theophile Gautier.