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What does befell mean?

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  1. simple past tense of befall
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A similar fate befell the Vulcan Senior with cotton seersucker, cotton sailcloth, and needlecord across the ribs.
We're sorry these warnings were too late to prevent the tragedy that befell your family.
You could barely be seen, like the fate that befell Brooks Wheelan back in September.
A similar fate nearly befell Mr Hunt who showed quick reactions to stick his ice axe into the ground and hung for several minutes.
Asheville in fact became a leading cow town long before that distinction befell Dodge City or Abilene.
The worst that befell me on my stag weekend, held in the sedate surrounds of a barge boat, was a hard-boiled egg eating competition.

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