Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Befall (-en, -ing, -s, befel, befell)
befall (-en, -ing, -s, befel, befell), v. [OE; see fall, v.] (webplay: worst).
- Happen; occur; ensue; come to pass; take place; come along to.
- Affect; change; happen to; be the fate of.
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