befallen

See also: Befällen

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɪˈfɔlən/
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Verb

befallen

  1. past participle of befall

German

Etymology

From be- +‎ fallen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈfaln̩/, /bəˈfalən/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧fal‧len
  • Rhymes: -aln̩

Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (of a disease) to affect
  2. (of fear, desire, etc.) to seize
  3. to infest

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • Befallen
  • Befaller
  • Befallung
  • befallend
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “befallen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “befallen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “befallen” in Duden online
  • “befallen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Swedish

Participle

befallen

  1. (nonstandard) past participle of befalla
    Synonym: befalld (standard)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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