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Meaning of
fall
in English
fall
us
//fɔl//
uk
//fɔːl//
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Plural
falls
Past Tense
fell
Past Participle
fallen
Participle Verb
falling
Third Person Singular
falls
Definitions
Verb
to
drop
or
move
downward
;
under
gravity
The
leaves
will
fall
from
the
tree
during
autumn
.
to
come
down
or
descend
slowly
The
temperature
will
fall
slowly
at
night
.
to
deliberately
lower
oneself
;
to
the
ground
She
will
fall
to
her
knees
to
propose
to
him
.
to
arrive
or
occur
suddenly
;
like
something
dropped
The
news
of
her
resignation
will
fall
like
a
bombshell
.
to
drop
or
come
down
The
ball
will
fall
to
the
ground
if
you
drop
it
.
to
move
downwards
;
sink
or
depress
The
water
level
will
fall
as
the
flood
subsides
.
to
happen
on
a
day
;
occur
The
election
will
fall
on
a
Sunday
this
year
.
to
become
something
(
in
a
process
)
The
company
will
fall
into
bankruptcy
if
it
doesn't
get
funding
.
to
collapse
or
be
overthrown
The
government
will
fall
if
it
loses
the
support
of
its
allies
.
to
die
(
especially
in
battle
)
Many
soldiers
will
fall
in
the
war
to
defend
their
country
.
to
decrease
in
quantity
or
pitch
The
company's
profits
will
fall
significantly
this
quarter
.
to
decline
morally
or
socially
The
politician's
reputation
began
to
fall
after
the
scandal
.
to
become
trapped
or
worse
off
;
decline
The
company's
stock
price
will
fall
due
to
poor
management
.
to
look
shameful
or
dejected
Her
face
will
fall
when
she
hears
the
bad
news
.
to
happen
or
come
to
pass
The
meeting
will
fall
on
the
same
day
as
my
birthday
.
to
start
suddenly
with
haste
or
energy
The
firemen
will
fall
to
work
immediately
to
put
out
the
fire
.
to
drop
or
utter
something
carelessly
;
lose
control
She
will
fall
asleep
if
she
doesn't
get
enough
exercise
.
to
hang
down
(
due
to
gravity
)
The
curtain
will
fall
down
if
it
is
not
properly
secured
.
Compounds / Phrases
dustfall
fallback
fallbacks
fallouts
firefall
flagfall
footfall
icefall
nightfall
shortfall
fall on someone's neck
fall asleep
fall through
fall off
pinfall
planetfall
rainfall
rockfall
snowfall
fall upon
fall apart
waterfall
fall behind
fall short
freefall
fall on one's face
earthfall
fall guy
fall to bits
fall to pieces
fall over
fall in line
chainfall
fallboards
falloff
fall to
fall unconscious
fall out
fake a fall
fall short of