English verb: betide | |||
1. | betide (change) become of; happen to | ||
Samples | He promised that no harm would befall her. What has become of my children?. | ||
Synonyms | bechance, befall | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||