befall

Definition

To fall upon; fall all over; overtake.

Etymology

From Middle English bifallen, from Old English befeallan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifallan, from Proto-Germanic *bifallaną; equivalent to be- + fall.

Example Sentences

• "At dusk an unusual calm befalls the wetlands."
• "It befell in the days of Uther Pendragon [...] that there was a mighty duke in Cornwall that held war against him long time."
• "Temptation befell me."