befallen

See also: Befällen

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈfɔlən/

Verb

befallen

1. past participle of befall

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German

Etymology

From be- +‎ fallen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈfaln̩/, /bəˈfalən/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: be‧fal‧len

Verb

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

Derived terms

• Befallen
• Befaller
• Befallung
• befallend
• befallen

Related terms

• Befall

Further reading

• “befallen” in Duden online

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Swedish

Verb

befallen

1. (nonstandard) (deprecated template usage) past tense of befalla.

   Synonym: befalld (standard)

Declension

Inflection of befallen
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	befallen	—	—
Neuter singular	befallet	—	—
Plural	befallna	—	—
Masculine plural3	befallne	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	befallne	—	—
All	befallna	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Anagrams

• befallne