fall

fall · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To move downward quickly and without control.

  2. 2.

    To decrease in amount, number, or intensity.

  3. 3.

    To be captured or defeated.

  4. 4.

    To occur at a particular time or place.

  5. 5.

    An act of falling.

  6. 6.

    (American English) The season of autumn.

  7. 7.

    A decrease or decline.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    fall apart — To break into pieces; to lose control emotionally.
  • •
    fall asleep — To begin sleeping.
  • •
    fall behind — To fail to keep up.
  • •
    fall in love — To begin to love someone.
  • •
    fall short — To fail to reach a standard.
  • •
    fall through — To fail to happen.
  • •
    fall for — To be deceived by; to fall in love with.

Related words

Antonyms: ascend, climb, rise
See also: autumn, decline, drop, fell
Synonyms: decline, descend, drop, tumble

Etymology

From Old English feallan ("to fall, fail, decay"), from Proto-Germanic fallaną.