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befall meaning in Sanskrit

विश् viś

UK/bɪˈfɔːl//bɪˈfɔl/

befall in Sanskrit: विश् (viś). In English, befall means to fall upon; fall all over; overtake.

Sanskrit words for befall

to befall, come to
विश् viś

English meaning of befall

  1. verb To fall upon; fall all over; overtake.
  2. verb To happen.
  3. verb To happen to.
  4. verb To fall.

Full definition of befall

befall in a sentence

  • At dusk an unusual calm befalls the wetlands.
  • Temptation befell me.

Synonyms of befall

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Questions about befall in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of befall in Sanskrit?
Befall in Sanskrit is विश् (viś).
befall इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Befall: विश् (viś).
What does befall mean in English?
Befall means to fall upon; fall all over; overtake.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “befall”: विश्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: befall (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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