fall off
To become detached or to drop fromTo become detached or to drop from.
» An apple fell off the tree.
Ein Apfel fiel vom Baum. — Manfredo
С дерева упало яблоко. — marafon
З яблуні впало яблуко. — ascolto
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(intransitive, transitive)To become detached or to drop from.
A button fell off my coat.
(intransitive)To diminish in size, value, etc.; to get worse (in quality).
Business always falls off in the winter.
MC ___'s new album is wack - he's fallen off big-time.
diminish in size or intensity
To change the direction of a sail so as to point in a direction that is more down wind; to bring the bow leeward.
(intransitive)To fall into sin; to stray.
Examples
344 sentencesAn apple fell off the tree.
З яблуні впало яблуко. — ascolto
ruС дерева упало яблоко. — marafon
deEin Apfel fiel vom Baum. — Manfredo
Tom almost fell off the roof.
Том мало не впав із даху. — deniko
ruТом чуть не упал с крыши. — Wezel
deTom wäre fast vom Dach gefallen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He fell off the horse.
Він упав з коня. — deniko
ruОн упал с коня. — shanghainese
deEr fiel vom Pferd. — Manfredo
I fell off my bike.
Я впав із велосипеда. — deniko
ruЯ упал с велосипеда. — marafon
deIch bin vom Rad gefallen. — Sudajaengi
I fell off the stage.
Я впав зі сцени. — deniko
ruЯ упала со сцены. — nina99nv
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From fall + off; and also dissimilated from Middle English offallen (“to destroy, defeat,From fall + off; and also dissimilated from Middle English offallen (“to destroy, defeat, ruin, fail”), from Old English offeallan (“to fall upon, destroy”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
falls off, falling off, fell off, fallen off| Base form | fall off · to fall off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls off |
| Present participle | falling off |
| Past simple | fell off |
| Past participle | fallen off |
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
2 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
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.