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befell

/bɪˈfɛl/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To fall upon; fall all over; overtake
  2. To happen.
  3. To happen to.
  4. To fall.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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