befold
befold · befolds · befolded · befolding
To fold up; fold around; wrap up; envelopTo fold up; fold around; wrap up; envelop.
Meaning
1 sensesTo fold up; fold around; wrap up; envelop.
Origin
From Middle English bifealden, bevealden, from Old English befealdan (“to fold, roll up, eFrom Middle English bifealden, bevealden, from Old English befealdan (“to fold, roll up, envelop, clasp, surround, involve, cover, attach”), equivalent to be- (“around, about”) + fold. Cognate with Old High German bifaltan (“to envelop”).
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Forms
befolds, befolding, befolded, befoldedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle