befalling
befalling · more befalling · most befalling
Appertaining; appropriate; fittingAppertaining; appropriate; fitting.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)Appertaining; appropriate; fitting.
Origin
From Middle English bifallinge, equivalent to befall + -ing. Cognate with Dutch bevallingFrom Middle English bifallinge, equivalent to befall + -ing. Cognate with Dutch bevalling (“delivery, labour”), Swedish befallning (“command, behest, charge”).
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Forms
more befalling, most befalling| Comparative | more befalling Lesson |
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| Superlative | most befalling Lesson |
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form