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довелось

had the chance to, got to

d ə vʲ ɪ ɫ o sʲ → довесться
до to completion or destination + вел to lead, to conduct, to host + о past neuter singular + сь Reflexive marker
verb · past tense Rare #40,699
had the chance to, got to Usually used with an infinitive; often appears in negative sentences.
RU: Мне довелось увидеть море.
EN: I had the chance to see the sea.

Ему так и не довелось с ней познакомиться.

He never got to meet her.

Ну, мне и самой довелось испытать, как мир сопротивляется.

Well, I’ve experienced firsthand how the world resists, too.

Мне не довелось поработать с Фуртвенглером.

I didn't have the chance to work with Furtwängler.

— Тар (2022)

А мне довелось.

And I had a chance.

— Сука-любовь (2000)

Ей так и не довелось с ним познакомиться.

She never got to meet him.