Meaning

13 senses
  1. (literally)To come out of something by falling.

    I opened the cupboard and a can fell out onto my foot.

    ausfallen, ausgehen

    выпада́тьvypadátʹ, вы́пастьvýpastʹ

    come to pass

  2. (idiomatic, intransitive)To cease to be on friendly terms.

    Dave and I fell out after a long argument.

    ссо́ритьсяssóritʹsja, поссо́ритьсяpossóritʹsja

    посвари́тисяposvarýtysja

  3. (intransitive, literally)To leave one's place in the current formation of ranks in order to take one's place in a new formation.

    leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation

  4. (figuratively, intransitive)To leave one's current location to report for duty at a new location.

    The company fell out for an artillery drill.

  5. (dialectal, intransitive)To pass out.

    drop out

  6. (dated)To turn out, happen.

  7. (intransitive)To give way under someone.

    The board he was walking on fell out.

  8. (figuratively, intransitive, usually)To cause someone to slip and/or fall down.

    The ground fell out from under him.

    When she left him, his world fell out beneath him.

  9. (intransitive, slang)To be enthusiastic about something; to laugh very hard.

    When the band started, everybody fell out.

  10. (intransitive, slang)To depart.

  11. (intransitive, slang)To collapse; to pass out from intoxication.

  12. (intransitive, slang)To be shocked by something.

Examples

157 sentences
  1. Tom fell out of love with Mary.

    Том розлюбив Мері.

    ruТом разлюбил Мэри.

    deTom hat aufgehört, Maria zu lieben.

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  2. Tom fell out of bed.

    Том упав з ліжка.

    ruТом упал с кровати.

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  3. Tom fell out of a tree.

    ruТом упал с дерева.

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  4. Have you fallen out of love?

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  5. Tom had a falling-out with Mary.

    deTom hat sich mit Maria zerstritten.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
cease to be on friendly terms:
Русский
By meaning 2
come out by falling:
cease to be on friendly terms:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
come out by falling:

Forms

falls out, falling out, fell out, fallen out
Base formfall out · to fall out
3rd person singularfalls out
Present participlefalling out
Past simplefell out
Past participlefallen out

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfall out
he, she, itfalls out

Past simpleLesson

all personsfell out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fallen out
he, she, ithas fallen out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fall out

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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