befell
Meaning of befell
verb, past tense
- (especially of something bad) happen to (someone).
a tragedy befell his daughter
she was to blame for anything that befell
Old English befeallan ‘to fall’ (early use being chiefly figurative); related to German befallen .
Information about befell
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of befell
be-fell
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- befell is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
befell synonyms
Meaning (of a feeling) affect (someone) suddenly and powerfully:
Meaning bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully:
Meaning hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement:
Meaning become of:
Meaning happen; take place:
Meaning (of a problem, opportunity, or situation) emerge; become apparent:
Meaning move out of or away from something and become visible:
Meaning occur; happen:
Meaning become actual fact; happen:
Meaning come into sight; become visible or noticeable, especially without apparent cause:
Meaning rise or come up to the surface of the water or the ground:
Meaning happen or occur afterwards or as a result:
Meaning go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind:
Meaning occur or follow as the consequence of something:
Meaning occur as an interruption or change to an existing situation:
Meaning happen:
Meaning come about by chance:
Meaning occur as a result:
Words that rhyme with befell
fell, Hindfell, Gefell, refell, Saffell, woolfell, bloomfell, Grenfell, astrofell, woofell, overfell, misfell, pratfell
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