fall about
To laugh so much that one's entire body moves somewhat uncontrollablyTo laugh so much that one's entire body moves somewhat uncontrollably.
» Sami fell asleep at about ten.
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3 sentencesSami fell asleep at about ten.
Sami fell asleep at about ten o'clock.
Mary removed the band from her ponytail and allowed her hair to fall loosely about her neck.
Meaning
1 sensesTo laugh so much that one's entire body moves somewhat uncontrollably.
Every time he performed the trick people would fall about laughing.
Forms
falls about, falling about, fell about, fallen aboutirregular · Lesson
| Base form | fall about · to fall about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls about |
| Present participle | falling about |
| Past simple | fell about |
| Past participle | fallen about |
Tenses
fall about · fell about · will fall about · have fallen aboutPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
20 phrasal verbs- fall inстановиться в строй, строитьсяOf a soldier, to get into position in a rank.einfallenTo collapse inwards.
- fall intoTo go into something by falling.
- fall onrecaerTo be assigned to; to acquire a new responsibility, duty or burden; to fall to.To experience; to suffer; to fall upon.
- fall offcaerodpaść, odpadaćcairTo become detached or to drop from.
- fall downпадати, упастипадать, упастьumfallentombercadereupaść, upadaćTo fall to the ground. To collapse.
- fall outпосваритисяTo cease to be on friendly terms.ссориться, поссоритьсяTo cease to be on friendly terms.ausgehen, ausfallenquerellarseTo cease to be on friendly terms.brouiller avecTo cease to be on friendly terms.poróżniać sięTo cease to be on friendly terms.brigarTo cease to be on friendly terms.To come out of something by falling.
- fall overumfallen, umkippencaerseprzewracać się, przewrócić sięcair (sobre), tombar (sobre)To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
- fall apartрозпадатися, розвалюватисяразваливаться, развалитьсяauseinanderfallendeshacersetomber en morceauxcadere a pezzirozpadać się, rozpaść sięaltüst olmakTo be emotionally in crisis.cair aos pedaçosTo disintegrate, to break into pieces.
More 12
- fall backretirar, retirarsese replier, se rabattrewycofać się, zmniejszyćTo retreat.
- fall throughfehlschlagen, scheiterntomber à l’eauandare a monteprzepadać, przepaśćsuya düşmekTo be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed.
- fall underTo belong to for purposes of categorization.
- fall down onTo fail at or leave incomplete.
- fall awayTo cease to support a person or cause.
- fall forвтрескиваться, втрескатьсяTo fall in love with.sich in jemanden verliebenTo fall in love with.enamorarseTo fall in love with.s’énamourerTo fall in love with.cascarciaşık olmakTo fall in love with.apaixonar-se porTo fall in love with.To be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick).
- fall back onTo turn to as a substitute; to rely on as a backup.
- fall back intoTo return to old habits; to return to an unhealthy or unhappy situation.
- fall in withTo join (a group of people).
- fall upTo benefit in the long run from what seems initially to be a setback.
- fall aroundTo fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence.
- fall todatedTo enter into or begin an activity, especially with enthusiasm or commitment and especially in regard to the activities of eating or drinking.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.