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onfallen

onfallen is the past participle of onfall.

Meaning of onfall

Verb

onfall (third-person singular simple present onfalls, present participle onfalling, simple past onfell, past participle onfallen)

  1. (transitive) To fall on or upon.
    • [...] have been formed and ripened in large numbers, especially on the shaded ower sides of the leaves, the mycelium is practically exhausted, and as these processes are completed towards the end of the summer, the leaf so onfalls.1889, Harry Marshall Ward, Diseases of plants
  2. (transitive) To assault, attack.

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Questions about onfallen

What is onfallen the past participle of?
Onfallen is the past participle of onfall.

Words near onfallen in the dictionary

  1. oneway
  2. Onești
  3. ONF
  4. ONF.
  5. onfall
  6. onfallen
  7. onfalling
  8. onfalls
  9. onfell
  10. ONFI
  11. onfield

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