How to pronounce befall
Listen to befall in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“befall” in real sentences
89 clips in the index · 10 American · 14 British · 6 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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That such a tragedy could befall our navy.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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be treated ourselves if misfortune was to befall us.
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
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strictly in the quality of the events that befall people.
The School of Life · hear it here
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By 2035, the same fate is projected to befall the retirement program.
GAO · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of befall. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.