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befallen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • befall verb To happen to someone, especially something unfortunate.
  • overrun verb To spread over or invade a place in large numbers, often taking full control of it.
  • smitten adjective Deeply in love or infatuated.

Senses

befallen is used for these senses in English:

  • infest (transitive) To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers; to plague, harass.
  • overrun (transitive) To infest, swarm over, flow over.
  • smitten Made irrationally enthusiastic.

overrun — full definition

  1. verb To spread over or invade a place in large numbers, often taking full control of it.
  2. verb To go on for longer than planned.
  3. noun An amount by which something has gone beyond its planned budget, time, or capacity.
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widerfahren ergreifen hereinbrechen zustoßen überkommen überrennen überhäufen überschwemmen überschreiten überziehen bezaubert eingenommen