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Search phrase: befall

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.46By what did here befall me. Your wife and brotherBy what did heere befall me. Your Wife and Brother
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.208Today did dine together. So befall my soulTo day did dine together: so befall my soule, 
CymbelineCym III.v.9Madam, all joy befall your grace, and you!Madam, all ioy befall your Grace, and you.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.vi.10More blessed hap did ne'er befall our state.More blessed hap did ne're befall our State.
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.115And peace, no war, befall thy parting soul!And Peace, no Warre, befall thy parting Soule.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iv.33What shall befall the Duke of Somerset?What shall befall the Duke of Somerset?
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iv.65What shall befall the Duke of Somerset?What shall betide the Duke of Somerset?
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.402O, let me stay, befall what may befall!Oh let me stay, befall what may befall.
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.iii.33And more such days as these to us befall!And more such dayes as these, to vs befall.
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.i.76What danger or what sorrow can befall thee,What danger, or what sorrow can befall thee,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vi.95What may befall him, to his harm and ours.What may befall him, to his harme and ours.
Julius CaesarJC V.i.96Let's reason with the worst that may befall.Let's reason with the worst that may befall.
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.23Befall my sovereign all my sovereign's wish!Befall my soueraigne, all my soueraignes wish,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.859A twelvemonth? Well, befall what will befall,A tweluemonth? Well: befall what will befall,
Measure for MeasureMM I.i.58What doth befall you here. So fare you well.What doth befall you here. So fare you well:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.63The worst that may befall me in this caseThe worst that may befall me in this case,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.121That befall preposterously.That befall preposterously.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.153In this same interlude it doth befallIn this same Interlude, it doth befall,
Richard IIR2 I.i.20Many years of happy days befallMany yeares of happy dayes befall
Richard IIR2 II.i.129Whom fair befall in heaven 'mongst happy souls – (Whom faire befall in heauen 'mongst happy soules)
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.281Now fair befall thee and thy noble house!Now faire befall thee, and thy Noble house:
Richard IIIR3 III.v.46Now fair befall you! He deserved his death,Now faire befall you, he deseru'd his death,
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.110Now fair befall thee, good Petruchio!Now faire befall thee good Petruchio;
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.57If thou wilt not, befall what may befall,If thou wilt not, befall what may befall,
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.3And ours with thine, befall what fortune will.And ours with thine befall, what Fortune will.
Twelfth NightTN III.iii.8But jealousy what might befall your travel,But iealousie, what might befall your rrauell,

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Glossary

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bechancehappen to, befall
befallhappen, occur, take place, turn out
befallhappen to, come to
befall ofbecome of, happen to
befortunebefall, happen, come upon
beshrew, 'shrewcurse, devil take, evil befall
betidehappen, take place, befall
betidehappen (to), befall, come (to)
betime[unclear meaning] betide, befall, be appropriate
ensuebefall, happen, become
fallbefall, fall on, come to
happenhappen to, befall
tide[= betide] come, befall

Thesaurus

 11 result(s).
befallbetide
befallbetide
befallbechance
befallbefortune
befallbetime
befalltide
befallensue
befallhappen
befallfall
befall, evilbeshrew, 'shrew
evil befallbeshrew, 'shrew

Themes and Topics

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Exclamations... agreement satisfaction fair befall r3 iii v 46 now fair...
... r3 iii v 46 now fair befall you good wishes good as the...
Greetings... r2 i i 20 many years of happy days befall / my gracious sovereign greetin...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)... hard-favoured death become (v ) 3--5 befall (v ) 1 happen occur take place turn o...
...ck to all] more such days as these to us befall mnd v i 153 [snout to all] in this sam...
...t to all] in this same interlude it doth befall / that i present a wall 2 happen to ...
... come to e3 ii ii 23 [derby to edward] befall my sovereign all my sovereign' s wish...
...d] my brother gloucester / whom fair befall in heaven r3 i iii 281 [queen margaret ...
... 281 [queen margaret to buckingham] fair befall thee and thy noble house r3 i iv 16 [c...
...heavy times / that had befallen us befall of (v ) belike (adv ) probably presuma...
...rsquo shrew (v ) curse devil take evil befall cym ii iii 141 [innogen to pisanio of ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BEFALLBASICsee FALL

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