How to Pronounce "befell"
word
bɪˈfɛɫ
bih-FEL
bɪfˈɛl
bih-FEL
Definition
To happen, especially something bad or unfortunate, usually used in a literary or old-fashioned context.
IPA Transcription
American English
bɪˈfɛɫ
British English
bɪfˈɛl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
bih-FEL
UK
bih-FEL
Listen in Context
Great sadness befell the family after the accident.
No one knows what befell the missing explorers.
A strange event befell the village that night.
No one could have predicted what befell the peaceful town.