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happen vs befall

befall vs happen

happen and befall both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
happen No No Yes No
befall No No Yes No
As verbs, befall is a hyponym of happen; that is, befall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than happen:
  • happen: come to pass
  • befall: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
Other hyponyms of happen include break, develop, recrudesce, arise, come up, result, intervene, transpire, give, supervene, go, proceed, come, fall, anticipate, develop, recur, repeat, come off, go off, go over, come around, roll around, happen, materialise, materialize, bechance, happen, bechance, betide, coincide, concur, backfire, backlash, recoil, chance, break, fall, shine, strike, turn out, contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize.
As verbs, happen and befall are synonyms defined as:
  • happen and befall: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
Other synonyms of happen include bechance.
happen (verb) befall (verb)
come to pass happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
come into being; become reality become of; happen to
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
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