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Befell means happened or occurred or came to pass. A question might be What tragedy befell Edgar Allan Poe when he was two years old? The answer is His mother and father died. The same question could be asked What happened to Edgar Allan when he was two years old? The same answer would be given: His mother and father died.

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What is befell?

To happen or occur


What does the quote the race towards death had begun mean in night?

This personification is meant to indicate how quickly death befell the Jews of Sighet.


How do you use befell in a sentence?

Many sinister occurrences befell the weary travelers as they made their challenging way through the darkness to the sorcerer's domain.


What is a antonym of befell?

Since befell's definition is for something to happen, the antonym would be something not happening. So antonyms include: clash, deviate, differ, disagree, diverge, mismatch


What is the past tense of befall?

The past tense of befall is befell.


What does befell?

Befell means happened or occurred or came to pass. A question might be What tragedy befell Edgar Allan Poe when he was two years old? The answer is His mother and father died. The same question could be asked What happened to Edgar Allan when he was two years old? The same answer would be given: His mother and father died.


Which was the worst of the calamities that befell Europe in the late middle ages?

The plague


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In March 2001 what disaster befell Sesame Street and in particular Big Bird's nest?

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What personal tragedy befell president Lincoln?

The death of his son Willie in 1862 was surely a personal tragedy.


Did Pompeii affect any more city?

The 79 CE eruption befell the same fate on Pompeii's neighbouring town of Herculaneum.


What if a president-elect or vp-elect befell tragedy prior to inauguration?

You would elect a new vp but if it were the president the vp would take his place.