befalling
Plural: befallings
Verb
- become of; happen to
- happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; ; (Santayana)
- present participle and gerund of befall
Noun
- A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
Adj
- Appertaining; appropriate; fitting.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English bifallinge, equivalent to befall + -ing. Cognate with Dutch bevalling (“delivery, labour”), Swedish befallning (“command, behest, charge”).
Synonyms
bechance, befall, betide, happen, accident, affair, befalling, casualty, chance, contingency, episode, event, goings-on, hap, happening, incident, occasion, occurrence, proceeding
Scrabble Score: 15
befalling: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbefalling: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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