fall over
To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone positionTo fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
» Tom fell head over heels for Mary.
Том до нестями закохався у Мері.
Meaning
5 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
umfallen, umkippen
(idiomatic, intransitive)Of an argument, to fail to be valid.
(idiomatic, informal, intransitive)Of a computer program or system, to crash.
(South Africa, idiomatic, informal, intransitive)To break down; to become inoperable.
We'll have to walk; my car has fallen over.
fall forward and down
(archaic)To revolt or change allegiance.
Examples
95 sentencesTom fell head over heels for Mary.
Том до нестями закохався у Мері.
Tom fell over and landed flat on his face.
His son fell over the cliff.
ruЕго сын упал со скалы.
deSein Sohn stürzte vom Felsenriff.
A hush fell over the room.
A hush fell over the crowd.
deStille erfasste die Menge.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
falls over, falling over, fell over, fallen over| Base form | fall over · to fall over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls over |
| Present participle | falling over |
| Past simple | fell over |
| Past participle | fallen over |
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- fall forward and down:go over
Lessons 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