fall to
To enter into or begin an activity, especially with enthusiasm or commitment and…To enter into or begin an activity, especially with enthusiasm or commitment and especially in regard to the activities of eating or drinking.
» The city fell to the enemy.
Die Stadt fiel in die Hände des Feindes.
Місто було захоплено ворогом.
Meaning
2 senses(dated, intransitive)To enter into or begin an activity, especially with enthusiasm or commitment and especially in regard to the activities of eating or drinking.
(dated, transitive)To succumb to (a prank or trick); to fall for (something).
Examples
259 sentencesThe city fell to the enemy.
Місто було захоплено ворогом. — deniko
deDie Stadt fiel in die Hände des Feindes. — Tamy
A dead leaf fell to the ground.
Сухий лист впав на землю. — rmdas
deEin trockenes Blatt fiel zu Boden. — lilygilder
I heard something fall to the ground.
Я чув, як щось упало на землю. — deniko
ruЯ слышал, как что-то упало. — paul_lingvo
deIch hörte etwas auf den Boden fallen. — xtofu80
An apple fell to the ground.
ruНа землю упало яблоко. — Selena777
deEin Apfel fiel zu Boden. — Espi
The leaves fell to the earth.
ruЛистья падали на землю. — tengo
deDie Blätter fielen auf den Boden. — xtofu80
Translations
1 languagesForms
falls to, falling to, fell to, fallen toPhrasal 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
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle