fall upon
fall upon · falls upon · fell upon · fallen upon · falling upon
бити, вдарити, викреслювати
бить, ударить, вычеркнуть
streichen, schlagen, prägen
To experience; to sufferTo experience; to suffer.
» The shadow falls upon the wall.
Der Schatten fällt an die Wand.
Тень падает на стену.
Meaning
4 sensesTo experience; to suffer.
With the rise of the Internet, some media fell upon hard times.
To occur at some particular point in time.
To set upon; to attack suddenly; to invade.
To happen upon, find.
find unexpectedly
Examples
24 sentencesThe shadow falls upon the wall.
ruТень падает на стену.
deDer Schatten fällt an die Wand.
In an emergency he had nothing to fall back upon.
deEr hatte nichts, worauf er im Notfall hätte zurückgreifen können.
It fell upon me to take care of my mother.
Fear fell upon her.
ruЕё охватил страх.
deSie wurde von Furcht befallen.
A strange lassitude fell upon me.
Forms
falls upon, falling upon, fell upon, fallen upon| Base form | fall upon · to fall upon |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls upon |
| Present participle | falling upon |
| Past simple | fell upon |
| Past participle | fallen upon |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
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