fall under
fall under · falls under · fell under · fallen under · falling under
To belong to for purposes of categorizationTo belong to for purposes of categorization.
» Tom fell asleep under the tree.
Tom schlief unter dem Baum ein.
Том заснул под деревом.
Том уснул под деревом.
Meaning
1 sensesTo belong to for purposes of categorization.
The botany handbooks in the library fall under Plant Biology.
More definitions
- be included in or classified as
Examples
22 sentencesTom fell asleep under the tree.
ruТом заснул под деревом.
deTom schlief unter dem Baum ein.
Your hat has fallen under the table.
He fell under the table.
Він упав під стіл.
ruОн упал под стол.
He fell asleep under the tree.
ruОн уснул под деревом.
deEr schlief unter dem Baum ein.
Tom fell asleep under a tree.
ruТом заснул под деревом.
deTom schlief unter einem Baume ein.
Forms
falls under, falling under, fell under, fallen under| Base form | fall under · to fall under |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls under |
| Present participle | falling under |
| Past simple | fell under |
| Past participle | fallen under |
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
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- be included in or classified as:fall into
Lessons 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