fall below
To go under a marker or limitTo go under a marker or limit; to be reduced beyond a certain amount.
» The temperature fell below zero last night.
Прошлой ночью температура упала ниже нуля. — marafon
Прошлой ночью температура опустилась ниже нуля. — marafon
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1 sensesTo go under a marker or limit; to be reduced beyond a certain amount.
The temperature may/can fall below freezing at this time of year.
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Examples
10 sentencesThe temperature fell below zero last night.
ruПрошлой ночью температура упала ниже нуля. — marafon
The temperature has fallen below zero this morning.
ruСегодня утром температура опустилась ниже нуля. — ae5s
deHeute Morgen ist die Temperatur unter null Grad gefallen. — MUIRIEL
The price of oil has fallen below zero.
At night the temperature fell below freezing.
deNachts sanken die Temperaturen unter den Gefrierpunkt. — raggione
Temperatures at night will fall below freezing.
deNachts werden die Temperaturen unter den Gefrierpunkt sinken. — raggione
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
falls below, falling below, fell below, fallen below| Base form | fall below · to fall below |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls below |
| Present participle | falling below |
| Past simple | fell below |
| Past participle | fallen below |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons 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
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.