Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to befall
Participle: befallen
Gerund: befalling
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | befall |
| you | befall |
| he;she;it | befalls |
| we | befall |
| you | befall |
| they | befall |
Perfect
| I | have befallen |
| you | have befallen |
| he;she;it | has befallen |
| we | have befallen |
| you | have befallen |
| they | have befallen |
Past
| I | befell |
| you | befell |
| he;she;it | befell |
| we | befell |
| you | befell |
| they | befell |
Pluperfect
| I | had befallen |
| you | had befallen |
| he;she;it | had befallen |
| we | had befallen |
| you | had befallen |
| they | had befallen |
Future
| I | will befall |
| you | will befall |
| he;she;it | will befall |
| we | will befall |
| you | will befall |
| they | will befall |
Future Perfect
| I | will have befallen |
| you | will have befallen |
| he;she;it | will have befallen |
| we | will have befallen |
| you | will have befallen |
| they | will have befallen |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | befall |
| you | befall |
| he;she;it | befall |
| we | befall |
| you | befall |
| they | befall |
Perfect
| I | have befallen |
| you | have befallen |
| he;she;it | have befallen |
| we | have befallen |
| you | have befallen |
| they | have befallen |
Imperfect
| I | befell |
| you | befell |
| he;she;it | befell |
| we | befell |
| you | befell |
| they | befell |
Pluperfect
| I | had befallen |
| you | had befallen |
| he;she;it | had befallen |
| we | had befallen |
| you | had befallen |
| they | had befallen |
Conditional
Present
| I | would befall |
| you | would befall |
| he;she;it | would befall |
| we | would befall |
| you | would befall |
| they | would befall |
Perfect
| I | would have befallen |
| you | would have befallen |
| he;she;it | would have befallen |
| we | would have befallen |
| you | would have befallen |
| they | would have befallen |
Imperative
| you | befall |
| we | Let's befall |
| you | befall |
Verbs similar to 'befall'
becall,
begall,
betall,
ball,
beal,
becalm,
befang,
befile,
befilm,
befool,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to exist; to be a reality
- bechance, belimp, betide, betime, chance, come about, come to pass, crop up, evene, eventuate, go on, hap, happen, hold, occur, pass, take place, transpire
- happen
- occur
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
befeallan "to fall," from
be- "by, about" +
feallan (see fall).
2. From Middle English bifallen, from Old English befeallan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifallan, from Proto-Germanic *bifallaną; equivalent to be- + fall. See: Middle English '
bifallen', Old English '
befeallan'.
Verbs referencing "befall"
German, old spelling
befallen, Old Saxon
bifallan.
Sample Sentences
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There stood the fair Evangeline, a little paler than the day before, but otherwise exhibiting no traces of the accident which had befallen her. A graceful, elegantly-formed young man stood by her, carelessly leaning one elbow on a bale of cotton while a large pocket-book lay open before him. It was quite evident, at a glance, that the [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] ” said Simeon, “ thee might, indeed, ask where is the Lord ? But it is often those who have least of all in this life whom he chooseth for the kingdom. Put thy trust in him and, no matter what befalls thee here, he will make all right hereafter. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] been an object of dislike to Marie; but while his master lived he had paid but little attention to it. Now that he was gone, he had moved about in daily dread and trembling, not knowing what might befall him next. Marie had held several consultations with her lawyer; after communicating with St. Clare's brother, it was determined to sell the place, and all the servants, except her own personal [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)