Meaning of BECHANCE
Pronunciation: | | bi'chans
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- [v] happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)
- [v] become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
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| Synonyms: | | befall, betide, happen |
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| See Also: | | come about, go on, hap, occur, pass, pass off, take place | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Be*chance"\, adv. [Pref. be- for by + chance.]
By chance; by accident. [Obs.] --Grafton.
\Be*chance"\, v. t. & i.
To befall; to chance; to happen to.
God knows what hath bechanced them. --Shak.
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