From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bechance \Be*chance"\, adverb [Pref. be- for by + chance.] By chance; by accident. [Obs.] --Grafton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bechance \Be*chance"\, verb (used with an object) & i. To befall; to chance; to happen to.
God knows what hath bechanced them. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn: {befall}, {betide}]
2: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) [syn: {happen}, {befall}]
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