how to pronounce fell

/ˈfɛl/

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fell is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of fell in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… were reasons that it fell and I even saw …”

meanings of fell

noun:

  1. The stitching down of a fold of cloth; specifically, the portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down.
  2. An animal skin, hide, pelt.
  3. The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.
  4. A wild field or upland moor.
  5. Anger; gall; melancholy.
  6. A rocky ridge or chain of mountains.
  7. Human skin (now only as a metaphorical use of previous sense).
  8. A cutting-down of timber.
  9. The finer portions of ore, which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting.

verb:

  1. Simple past tense of fall.
  2. To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.
  3. To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
  4. Past participle of fall.
  5. To strike down, kill, destroy.

adjective:

  1. Of a strong and cruel nature; eager and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage.
  2. Strong and fiery; biting; keen; sharp; pungent.
  3. Very large; huge.
  4. Eager; earnest; intent.

adverb:

  1. Sharply; fiercely.

name:

  1. A surname​.

fell frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word fell occurs in english on average 79.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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