fall out
To cease to be on friendly termsTo cease to be on friendly terms.
» Tom fell out of love with Mary.
Tom hat aufgehört, Maria zu lieben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том разлюбил Мэри. — marafon
Том розлюбив Мері. — deniko
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Examples
155 sentencesMeaning
13 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To cease to be on friendly terms.
Dave and I fell out after a long argument.
ссо́ритьсяssóritʹsja, поссо́ритьсяpossóritʹsja
посвари́тисяposvarýtysja
(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
(literally)To come out of something by falling.
I opened the cupboard and a can fell out onto my foot.
ausfallen, ausgehen
выпада́тьvypadátʹ, вы́пастьvýpastʹ
More meanings 10
(figuratively, intransitive)To leave one's current location to report for duty at a new location.
The company fell out for an artillery drill.
(intransitive)To give way under someone.
The board he was walking on fell out.
(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.
(dialectal, intransitive)To pass out.
(dated)To turn out, happen.
(intransitive, obsolete)To fall off due to the quoins holding it in place having become wet and therefore loose.
(intransitive, slang)To be enthusiastic about something; to laugh very hard.
When the band started, everybody fell out.
(intransitive, slang)To depart.
(intransitive, slang)To collapse; to pass out from intoxication.
Forms
falls out, falling out, fell out, fallen outirregular · Lesson
| Base form | fall out · to fall out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls out |
| Present participle | falling out |
| Past simple | fell out |
| Past participle | fallen out |
Tenses
fall out · fell out · will fall out · have fallen outPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
20 phrasal verbs- fall inстановиться в строй, строитьсяOf a soldier, to get into position in a rank.einfallenTo collapse inwards.
- fall intoTo go into something by falling.
- fall onrecaerTo be assigned to; to acquire a new responsibility, duty or burden; to fall to.To experience; to suffer; to fall upon.
- fall offcaerodpaść, odpadaćcairTo become detached or to drop from.
- fall downпадати, упастипадать, упастьumfallentombercadereupaść, upadaćTo fall to the ground. To collapse.
- fall outпосваритисяTo cease to be on friendly terms.ссориться, поссоритьсяTo cease to be on friendly terms.ausgehen, ausfallenquerellarseTo cease to be on friendly terms.brouiller avecTo cease to be on friendly terms.poróżniać sięTo cease to be on friendly terms.brigarTo cease to be on friendly terms.To come out of something by falling.
- fall overumfallen, umkippencaerseprzewracać się, przewrócić sięcair (sobre), tombar (sobre)To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
- fall apartрозпадатися, розвалюватисяразваливаться, развалитьсяauseinanderfallendeshacersetomber en morceauxcadere a pezzirozpadać się, rozpaść sięaltüst olmakTo be emotionally in crisis.cair aos pedaçosTo disintegrate, to break into pieces.
More 12
- fall backretirar, retirarsese replier, se rabattrewycofać się, zmniejszyćTo retreat.
- fall throughfehlschlagen, scheiterntomber à l’eauandare a monteprzepadać, przepaśćsuya düşmekTo be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed.
- fall underTo belong to for purposes of categorization.
- fall down onTo fail at or leave incomplete.
- fall awayTo cease to support a person or cause.
- fall forвтрескиваться, втрескатьсяTo fall in love with.sich in jemanden verliebenTo fall in love with.enamorarseTo fall in love with.s’énamourerTo fall in love with.cascarciaşık olmakTo fall in love with.apaixonar-se porTo fall in love with.To be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick).
- fall back onTo turn to as a substitute; to rely on as a backup.
- fall back intoTo return to old habits; to return to an unhealthy or unhappy situation.
- fall in withTo join (a group of people).
- fall upTo benefit in the long run from what seems initially to be a setback.
- fall aroundTo fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence.
- fall todatedTo enter into or begin an activity, especially with enthusiasm or commitment and especially in regard to the activities of eating or drinking.
Synonyms
11 synonymsWord 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
See also
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