Category:Befall

Be*fall", v. t. [imp. Befell; p. p. Befallen; p. pr. & vb. n. Befalling.] Etym: [AS. befeallan; pref. be- + feallan to fall.]

Defn: To happen to. I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me. Shak.

Be*fall", v. i.

Defn: To come to pass; to happen. I have revealed. . . the discord which befell. Milton.