Home › Words › B › befortunebefortunebefortune means to befall; to happen to.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, befortune ranks #1,048 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom be- + fortune.verbTo befall; to happen to.e.g.“I wish all good befortune you.” — c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.befalling 73% match — A happening; occurrence; chance; event. vs befortune →fortunings 73% match — Fortunes; things happening by chance. vs befortune →misbefall 72% match — Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person). vs befortune →befall 70% match — To fall upon; fall all over; overtake. vs befortune →betime 69% match — To occur; betide. vs befortune →betide 69% match — Often used in a prediction (chiefly in woe betide) or a wish: to happen to (someone or something); to befall. vs befortune →beword 68% match — To happen; come to pass. vs befortune →bechance 65% match — To happen; chance. vs befortune →