Meaning & use
Befallen
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Happened to someone, especially something unpleasant or unfortunate (past participle of 'befall').
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No one knew what tragedy had befallen the missing crew.
A strange stillness had befallen the village after the storm passed.
A note on using this word
A formal, somewhat literary verb, most often used to describe misfortune or an unusual event that has occurred.
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happened tooccurred to
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