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Synonyms for befall

happen to

Synonyms

  • happen to
  • fall upon
  • occur in
  • take place in
  • ensue in
  • transpire in
  • materialize in
  • come to pass in
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for befall

to happen to one

Synonyms

to take place by chance

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Synonyms for befall

happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance

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'While bemoaning what is happening in New Zealand, we shouldn't wait until any tragedy befalls the house, but rather work acidulously to ensure that visitors who are come here are screened for our own good.'
Speaking at a press conference on the gravity of the situation of the 1600 striking prisoners as they completed one month of fast, member of Fatah Central Committee, Jamal Muheisen, said any harm that befalls the prisoners will lead to strong reaction in the street.
The number of giant killings has been fantastic to see and though it hurts when it happens to you, you can't help but laugh when the fate befalls someone else.
When some ill befalls us we still have a choice concerning our attitude toward it.
"It is they (the Irish poor) who inhabit the flithiest and worst-ventilated courts and cellars, who congregate the most numerously in dirty lodging-houses, who are the least cleanly in their habits, and the most apathetic about everything that befalls them." (as above)
You'd think Summer Bay residents would realise by now that disaster befalls any trip, but still they go camping, with potentially fatal consequences for Finn.
They're a nasty bunch the Strogg, as shown by the very gory Stroggification process(Quake 4 has an 18 rating) that befalls any Marine unlucky enough to be captured.
Through their discussions and reactions to what befalls them The Warm Wind of Palestine serves as a vivid picture of the world today.
The preacher, John, starts his own narrative account of their relationship and what befalls them, alternating with Josie's narrative.
Let's hope nothing befalls either Alpay's family or any other Turk in this country as a result of this witch-hunt.
It would be sadly ironic if the same scenario that befalls the corn producer year in and year out -- increased production as a response to good prices -- plays itself out in an industry created to provide relief to that very problem.
What befalls me is a feeling of shame and revolt against the injustice and suffering inflicted by the Germans on millions of people during that time, but first of all a feeling of great sadness when thinking of those victims of criminal and senseless policies.
One hundred years ago, one of our Great Leaders, Chief Seattle, stated ..." what befalls the Earth befalls the People of the
The protagonist, Paul Pennyfeather, accepts passively all that befalls him.
Allah says: "Whatever of good befalls you, it is from Allah; and whatever of ill befalls you, it is from yourself." (Qur'an, 4:79) This and other similar verses outline for us an attitude that we should adopt, and that will make us better at coping with good fortune and adversity in our lives.