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 | ||