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What does befallen mean?

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Verb
  1. past participle of befall
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The look on their faces told its own story as they tried to take in the dreadful news of the tragedy that had befallen this community.
The King was struck all of a heap by the sight, and knew not what had befallen him.
It involved a nervous system disease called scrapie that had befallen a flock of about 36 Suffolk sheep in downtown Tucson.
I tried hard to overcome the great misfortunes that had befallen me and tried to finish my last days as a teacher with peace and faith in God.
However, the latest misfortunes have befallen the Baltimore share price under his chairmanship.
It is a tragedy that has befallen countless families through the generations.

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