/ Dictionary / Index B befall: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: be•fall Pronunciation: (bi-fôl'), [key] — v., -fell, -fall•en, -fall•ing. —v.i. to happen or occur. to come, as by right. —v.t. to happen to, esp. by chance or fate. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: befall (Thesaurus) bef. befit Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language