fall back
fall back · falls back · fell back · fallen back · falling back
відступити, відступати
отступить, отступать, ретироваться
sich zurückziehen, abziehen
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, backUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, back.
» Tom fell back asleep.
Том знову заснув.
Meaning
4 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, back.
To retreat.
retreat
To fail to fulfill a promise or purpose.
To turn the clocks back for the end of daylight saving time.
Examples
77 sentencesTom fell back asleep.
Том знову заснув.
I fell back asleep.
Я знову заснув.
ruЯ снова заснул.
He fainted and fell on his back.
Він знепритомнів і впав на спину.
I couldn't fall back to sleep.
ruЯ не смог обратно заснуть.
Tom ended up falling back asleep.
Translations
3 languagesForms
falls back, falling back, fell back, fallen back| Base form | fall back · to fall back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls back |
| Present participle | falling back |
| Past simple | fell back |
| Past participle | fallen back |
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
15 synonymsClose in meaning
- retreat:drop offfall behindrecede
- have recourse to:resortrecur
- hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.:lagdawdlefall behind
- go back to bad behavior:relapselapserecidivateregressretrogress
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedfallback
Lessons 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