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BECHANCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bechance mean?
• BECHANCE (verb)
The verb BECHANCE has 2 senses:
2. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
Familiarity information: BECHANCE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become of; happen to
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
Context example:
What has become of my children?
Hypernyms (to "bechance" is one way to...):
come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
Context example:
These things befell
Hypernyms (to "bechance" is one way to...):
come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)
Verb group:
happen (chance to be or do something, without intention or causation)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
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