fall down
To fall to the groundTo fall to the ground. To collapse.
» The tree fell down by itself.
Der Baum ist von alleine umgefallen.
Дерево само упало.
Дерево впало саме.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To fall to the ground. To collapse.
Ring a-ring o' roses, / A pocketful of posies. / A-tishoo! A-tishoo! / We all fall down. — traditional nursery rhyme (British version)
The beams supporting the roof had rotted, causing the entire house to fall down.
niederfallen, umfallen
па́датьpádatʹ, упа́стьupástʹ
To sail or drift toward the mouth of a river or other outlet.
(figuratively, intransitive)To fail; to make a mistake.
That is where your reasoning falls down.
- lose an upright position suddenly
Examples
291 sentencesThe tree fell down by itself.
Дерево впало саме.
ruДерево само упало.
deDer Baum ist von alleine umgefallen.
I fell down on the ice.
Я впав на льоду.
ruЯ упал на лёд.
Many trees fell down.
Впало багато дерев.
ruМного деревьев повалено.
deViele Bäume sind umgefallen.
The tree fell down.
Дерево впало.
ruДерево упало.
deDer Baum ist umgefallen.
I didn't fall down.
Я не впав.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
falls down, falling down, fell down, fallen down| Base form | fall down · to fall down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls down |
| Present participle | falling down |
| Past simple | fell down |
| Past participle | fallen down |
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
3 synonyms- lose an upright position suddenly:fall
Word family
5 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