verb
- happened by chance; occurred
Usage: archaic; past tense of ‘bechance’
Examples
- It bechanced that he arrived just as the storm began.
- What bechanced to the travelers on their journey remains unknown.
- As it bechanced, the letter arrived on the very day she needed it most.
- The meeting bechanced at the most opportune moment.
- It bechanced that both friends chose the same path through the forest.