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befall

/bɪˈfɔːl/verb

उच्चारण बिफ़ॉल

(विपत्ति आदि का) आ पड़ना, घटित होना

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verbbefell, befallen
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb formal

    (used only in the third person) (of something bad) to happen to somebody

    (विपत्ति आदि का) आ पड़ना, घटित होना

    • A terrible tragedy befell the village during the floods.
    • They were worried that some misfortune had befallen her.

    Synonyms happen to overtake strike afflict

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

happen to overtake strike afflict

§Grammar and usage

Befall is irregular (befall, befell, befallen) and is used without a preposition, so we say 'misfortune befell him', not 'befell on him'.

Befall एक irregular verb है (befall, befell, befallen) और इसके साथ preposition नहीं लगता, इसलिए 'misfortune befell him' सही है, 'befell on him' नहीं।