bechance
11bechance — be•chance [[t]bɪˈtʃæns, ˈtʃɑns[/t]] v. i. v. t. chanced, chanc•ing. archaic to befall • Etymology: 1520–30; from phrase by chance …
12bechance — I. /bəˈtʃæns/ (say buh chans), / ˈtʃans/ (say chahns) verb (bechanced, bechancing) –verb (i) 1. to happen; chance. –verb (t) 2. to befall; happen to. {be + chance} II. [c]/bəˈtʃæns/ (say buh chans), / ˈtʃa …
13bechance — verb 1. become of; happen to He promised that no harm would befall her What has become of my children? • Syn: ↑befall, ↑betide • Hypernyms: ↑happen, ↑hap, ↑ …
14betide — I. v. a. Befall, overtake, bechance, happen to, come to. II. v. n. Happen, befall, bechance, come to pass, occur, take place …
15Happiness — Hap pi*ness, n. [From {Happy}.] 1. Good luck; good fortune; prosperity. [1913 Webster] All happiness bechance to thee in Milan! Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. An agreeable feeling or condition of the soul arising from good fortune or propitious… …
16Moan — (m[=o]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moaned} (m[=o]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Moaning}.] [AS. m[=ae]nan to moan, also, to mean; but in the latter sense perh. a different word. Cf. {Mean} to intend.] 1. To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether …
17Moaned — Moan Moan (m[=o]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moaned} (m[=o]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Moaning}.] [AS. m[=ae]nan to moan, also, to mean; but in the latter sense perh. a different word. Cf. {Mean} to intend.] 1. To make a low prolonged sound of grief or… …
18Moaning — Moan Moan (m[=o]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moaned} (m[=o]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Moaning}.] [AS. m[=ae]nan to moan, also, to mean; but in the latter sense perh. a different word. Cf. {Mean} to intend.] 1. To make a low prolonged sound of grief or… …
19befall — /bi fawl /, v., befell, befallen, befalling. v.i. 1. to happen or occur. 2. Archaic. to come, as by right. v.t. 3. to happen to, esp. by chance or fate. [bef. 900; ME befallen, OE befeallan. See BE , FALL (v.)] Syn. 1. bechance, ensue, betide,… …
20happiness — noun a) The emotion of being happy; joy. All happiness bechance to thee in Milan! , , I i b) Good luck; good fortune; prosperity. Some beauties yet no precepts can declare, For theres a happiness, as well as care …
