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English verb: bechance | |||
| 1. | bechance (change) become of; happen to | ||
| Samples | He promised that no harm would befall her. What has become of my children?. | ||
| Synonyms | befall, betide | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||
| 2. | bechance (change) happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance | ||
| Samples | It happens that today is my birthday. These things befell. | ||
| Synonyms | befall, happen | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||
| Verb group | happen | ||
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