(v) happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; ; (Santayana), Syn. befall, bechance, Example:It happens that today is my birthday; These things befell

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Befall

v. t. [ imp. Befell p. p. Befallen p. pr. & vb. n. Befalling. ] [ AS. befeallan; pref. be- + feallan to fall. ] To happen to. [ 1913 Webster ]

I beseech your grace that I may know
The worst that may befall me. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Befall

v. i. To come to pass; to happen. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have revealed . . . the discord which befell. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

遭遇

[遭遇, zāo yù] to befall; to encounter #2847

降临

[降临 / 降臨, jiàng lìn] befall #6987

临到

[临到 / 臨到, lín dào] to befall #52497

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

及ぶ

[およぶ, oyobu] (v5b, vi) (1) to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; (2) (See 及ばない) to be up to the task; to come up to; (3) to compare with; to be a match (for); (4) (See 犯罪に及ぶ) to commit (a crime); (5) (See 及ばない) to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative); (P) #6495

犬も歩けば棒に当たる;犬も歩けば棒に当る;犬もあるけば棒に当たる

[いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる, inumoarukebabouniataru] (exp) (1) (id) no matter what you attempt, tragedy may befall you; even a dog, if it walks, will bump into a pole; (2) (id) good luck may come unexpectedly

降りかかる;降り掛かる;降り懸かる;降り掛る;降り懸る;降掛かる;降懸かる;降掛る;降懸る

[ふりかかる, furikakaru] (v5r, vi) (1) to fall onto; (2) to happen; to befall

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Befallenheit { f }

affectedness

Fischlausbefall { m }

fish lice

Geschiebefalle { f }

bed-load trap

Sterbefall { m } | Sterbefälle { pl }

decease | deceases

Sterbefallversicherung { f } | Sterbefallversicherungen { pl }

insurance of decease | insurances of decease

bedrängen; befallen

to beset

befallen

attaint

befallen

seized with

befallen

to smite

befallend | befallend

attainting | smiting

ereignen

to befall

hereinbrechen; widerfahren; befallen | hereinbrechend; widerfahrend; befallend | hereingebrochen; widerfahren; befallen | es bricht herein; es widerfährt | es brach herein; es widerfuhr

to befall | befalling | befallen | it befalls | it befell

hereinbrechend; zustoßend

befalling

stößt zu

befalls

zugestoßen

befalled

zustoßend

befalling

Pedikulose { f }; Läusebefall { m } [ med. ]

pediculosis

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冒す

[おかす, okasu] -wagen, riskieren, befallen, schaden

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