bechance

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Verb

bechance (bechances, present participle bechancing; past and past participle bechanced)

1. (intransitive) To happen; chance.
2. (transitive, archaic) To happen (to); befall to.

   • Afflict him in his bed with bedrid groans;

     Let there bechance him pitiful mischances,

     To make him moan; but pity not his moans:

     Stone him with harden'd hearts, harder than stones

Synonyms

• (to happen) come to pass, occur, transpire; See also Thesaurus:happen
• (to happen to)

Adverb

bechance (not comparable)

1. Accidentally; by chance.

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