Associations to the word «Befall»

Wiktionary

BEFALL, verb. (intransitive) To happen.
BEFALL, verb. (transitive) To happen to.
BEFALL, noun. Case; instance; circumstance; event; incident; accident.

Dictionary definition

BEFALL, verb. Become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?".
BEFALL, verb. Happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana).

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy