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：2025/11/19
befall
IPA(Pronunciation)
Verb
transitive
intransitive
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
（他動詞）～に降りかかる、襲いかかる、といった意味で、災いなどが突然起こることを表す。 / （自動詞）起こる、生じる、といった意味で、出来事が発生することを示す。 / （他動詞）「～に起こる」という意味で、ある事象や不運が特定の対象に起こることを意味する。 / （自動詞、古風な用法）落ちる、降る、といった意味（現代英語では廃れた用法）。
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（ participle present ）
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(transitive) To fall upon; fall all over; overtake / (intransitive) To happen. / (transitive) To happen to. / (intransitive, obsolete) To fall.
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befall
A sudden calamity seemed destined to befall the coastal town.
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A sudden calamity seemed destined to befall the coastal town.
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