Bechance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɪˈt͡ʃæns/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Bechance is a verb meaning (intransitive) To happen; chance.
Meaning
(intransitive) To happen; chance.
More Meanings
- (transitive, archaic) To happen (to); befall to.
- Accidentally; by chance.
Example Sentences
[Y]et we haue withſtood them till at the last battayle of Branxſton, where we bechaunce loſt our ſouereigne Lorde, and many noble men, but that was by treaſon of his Lord Chamberleyn, and yet I thinke we wanne the field: […]
Disturb his hours of rest with restless trances, / 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
Word Forms
- bechances
- bechancing
- bechanced
Synonyms for bechance
Depending on context, synonyms include occur, transpire, befall, betide, happen.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include happen, betide, befall, chance, behap, limp.
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