fall apart
To disintegrate, to break into piecesTo disintegrate, to break into pieces.
» Things are starting to fall apart.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To disintegrate, to break into pieces.
My old briefcase is falling apart. I'll have to buy a new one.
auseinanderfallen
распада́тьсяraspadátʹsja, распа́стьсяraspástʹsja, разва́ливатьсяrazválivatʹsja
розпада́тисяrozpadátysja, розпа́стисяrozpástysja, розва́люватисяrozváljuvatysja
become separated into pieces or fragments
(idiomatic, intransitive)To be emotionally in crisis.
As a result of being addicted to heroin, she was falling apart.
zusammenbrechen
разва́ливатьсяrazválivatʹsja, развали́тьсяrazvalítʹsja
(idiomatic, intransitive)To separate.
Examples
86 sentencesThings are starting to fall apart.
The whole plan is falling apart.
ruВесь план рушится.
Unfortunately, the whole thing fell apart.
deDie ganze Sache ging leider den Bach runter.
I just let things fall apart.
This place would fall apart without Tom.
Translations
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Forms
falls apart, falling apart, fell apart, fallen apart| Base form | fall apart · to fall apart |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls apart |
| Present participle | falling apart |
| Past simple | fell apart |
| Past participle | fallen apart |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- fall offіти на дно, падатиTo become detached or to drop from.
- fall outпосваритисяTo come out of something by falling.
- fall inдати, даватиTo collapse inwards.
- fall downпадати, впастиTo fall to the ground. To collapse.
- fall backвідступити, відступатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, back.
- fall overвалити, повалитиTo fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
- fall awayпомилятися, помилитисяTo cease to support a person or cause.
- fall apartрозпадатися, розвалитисяTo disintegrate, to break into pieces.
More 8
- fall upTo benefit in the long run from what seems initially to be a setback.
- fall onTo experience; to suffer; to fall upon.
- fall forTo be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick).
- fall intoTo go into something by falling.
- fall aroundTo fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence.
- fall throughUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, through.
- fall aboutTo laugh so much that one's entire body moves somewhat uncontrollably.
- fall toTo enter into or begin an activity, especially with enthusiasm or commitment and especially in regard to the activities of eating or drinking.
Synonyms
17 synonyms- lose one's emotional or mental composure:go to pieces
- break or fall apart into fragments:crumble
- become separated into pieces or fragments:breakseparatesplit upcome apart
- go to pieces:breakwearwear outbust
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle