befall /bɪˈfɔːl/verb 4noun 1forms 5 verb4 •To fall upon; fall all over; overtake.At dusk an unusual calm befalls the wetlands. •To happen. •To happen to.Temptation befell me. •(no longer used) To fall.With a thought I tooke for Maudline & a cruse of cockle pottage. with a thing thus tall, skie blesse you all: I befell into this dotage. — 1620 noun1 •Case; instance; circumstance; event; incident; accident. formsbefell · befallen · befalling · befalleth · befalls
