Definition
To happen or occur to; to befall or take place (archaic or poetic usage).
Etymology
From the prefix 'be-' combined with 'chance' (from Old French 'cheance'); the 'be-' prefix adds an objective quality, making the occurrence feel fated or inevitable.
Kelly Says
Shakespeare used 'bechance' to make random events sound cosmically important—it's the difference between 'it happened' and 'it was bechanced upon us by fate,' which sounds way more dramatic.
Translations
CACatalà
ocórrer
oh-koh-rrehr
CSČeština
náhodou
nah-hoh-doo
DEDeutsch
zufällig
tsoo-fa-lihk
ELΕλληνικά
τυχαίνει
tip-kha-ine
ESEspañol
suceder
soo-seh-deer
FISuomi
sattuma
sat-tu-ma
FRFrançais
arriver
ahr-vee-vay
HEעברית
להתבצע
le-hit-bat-tse
HIहिन्दी
हो सकता है
hoh-sak-ta-hai
HUMagyar
véletlen
veh-leh-ten
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkeja
ber-keh-ja
ITItaliano
avvenire
ah-vve-ne-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
berlaku
ber-la-ku
NLNederlands
gebeuren
geh-bew-ren
PLPolski
przydarzyć się
pree-dar-zhee-ts
PTPortuguês
acontecer
ah-kon-teh-ser
RORomână
a se întâmpla
ah-se in-tan-pla
RUРусский
случайно
sloo-chayn-no
SWKiswahili
tokea
toh-keh-ah
TAதமிழ்
நிகழ்வு
ni-kzh-vu
TEతెలుగు
సందర్భం
san-dar-bha-m
TLTL
mangyayari
man-gay-ya-ree
TRTürkçe
tesadüfen
teh-sah-doo-fen
UKУкраїнська
випадково
vi-pa-d-ko-vo
VITiếng Việt
bất ngờ
bat-ngor
ZUZU
kwenzeka
kwen-zeh-ka