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fall among

fall among verb: to enter the company of a group (of people, animals etc.), especially by chance and unexpectedly, and suddenly.

Verb

fall among (third-person singular simple present falls among, present participle falling among, simple past fell among, past participle fallen among)

  1. To enter the company of a group (of people, animals etc.), especially by chance and unexpectedly, and suddenly.
    • to fall among thieves
    • They were faring in the jungle, when in a stound they fell among a band of thugs.

Forms of fall among

third-person singular presentfalls among
present participlefalling among
pastfell among
past participlefallen among

Questions about fall among

What does fall among mean?
Fall among means to enter the company of a group (of people, animals etc.), especially by chance and unexpectedly, and suddenly.
What part of speech is fall among?
Fall among is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall among?
The past tense of fall among is fell among.

Words near fall among in the dictionary

  1. Falköping
  2. fall
  3. fall aboard of
  4. fall about
  5. fall about the place
  6. fall among
  7. fall apart
  8. fall armyworm
  9. fall armyworms
  10. fall around
  11. fall asleep

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