fall away
To cease to support a person or causeTo cease to support a person or cause.
» Tom didn't fall asleep right away.
Том не сразу уснул.
Том не сразу заснул.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To cease to support a person or cause.
After the divorce, all his friends fell away one by one.
(intransitive)To diminish in size, weight, or intensity.
diminish in size or intensity
(intransitive)To perish; to vanish; to be lost.
(intransitive)To slope downward.
Examples
19 sentencesTom didn't fall asleep right away.
ruТом не сразу уснул.
Tom got into bed fell asleep right away.
I was very tired, so I fell asleep right away.
ruЯ был очень уставшим, поэтому тотчас заснул.
deIch war sehr müde; deswegen schlief ich sofort ein.
I was tired yesterday, so I fell asleep right away.
ruЯ вчера был уставший, поэтому сразу уснул.
When I got home, I got into bed and fell asleep right away.
Forms
falls away, falling away, fell away, fallen away| Base form | fall away · to fall away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls away |
| Present participle | falling away |
| Past simple | fell away |
| Past participle | fallen away |
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
4 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons 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