Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification

How many syllables in Befall?

befall has 2 syllables

be-fall

to happen to someone or something, especially something bad or unlucky

The first syllable 'be' has one vowel 'e' and one consonant 'b'. The second syllable 'fall' has one vowel 'a' and two consonants 'f' and 'l'.

Verb

Bad luck might befall us on our journey.

I hope no harm will befall you.
It is impossible to predict what will befall us in the future.
He worries about what might befall his family if he dies.
It's a sad story about a man who befalls a tragedy.
We cannot control what will befall us, but we can control how we react to it.
I don't know what will befall us on our journey, but I am excited to find out.
Sometimes good things befall us when we least expect it.
The curse that was placed on the town caused many bad things to befall the people who lived there.
I fear that something terrible will befall us if we don't leave this place.
Despite the challenges that might befall us, we must keep moving forward.

“It's not what can befall a man that's significant. It's what happens in him.” - Louis L'Amour
“Whatever may befall thee, it is preordained for thee from everlasting.” - Marcus Aurelius
“The worst that can befall the artist is to fall in love with himself.” - William Butler Yeats